CVE-2025-38079 Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.119.1.0.11.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-12905317
  • published18 Sept 2025
  • disclosed18 Jun 2025

Introduced: 18 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-38079  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:3.10.0-1160.119.1.0.11.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-14987.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: algif_hash - fix double free in hash_accept

If accept(2) is called on socket type algif_hash with MSG_MORE flag set and crypto_ahash_import fails, sk2 is freed. However, it is also freed in af_alg_release, leading to slab-use-after-free error.

CVSS Base Scores

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