CVE-2025-37994 Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.346.6.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEK-10766606
  • published17 Jul 2025
  • disclosed29 May 2025

Introduced: 29 May 2025

CVE-2025-37994  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek to version 0:5.4.17-2136.346.6.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20521.

NVD Description

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

usb: typec: ucsi: displayport: Fix NULL pointer access

This patch ensures that the UCSI driver waits for all pending tasks in the ucsi_displayport_work workqueue to finish executing before proceeding with the partner removal.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1