NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-tools package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.344.4.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLS-10345302
  • published12 Jun 2025
  • disclosed3 Apr 2025

Introduced: 3 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-22007  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools to version 0:5.4.17-2136.344.4.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20372.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-tools package and not the kernel-uek-tools 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:

Bluetooth: Fix error code in chan_alloc_skb_cb()

The chan_alloc_skb_cb() function is supposed to return error pointers on error. Returning NULL will lead to a NULL dereference.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1