CVE-2025-38173 Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-312.187.5.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BPFTOOL-12566415
  • published9 Sept 2025
  • disclosed3 Jul 2025

Introduced: 3 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38173  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-312.187.5.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20552.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

crypto: marvell/cesa - Handle zero-length skcipher requests

Do not access random memory for zero-length skcipher requests. Just return 0.

CVSS Base Scores

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