NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEK-15569583
  • published15 Mar 2026
  • disclosed18 Apr 2025

Introduced: 18 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-37860  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek to version 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-50145.

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:

sfc: fix NULL dereferences in ef100_process_design_param()

Since cited commit, ef100_probe_main() and hence also ef100_check_design_params() run before efx->net_dev is created; consequently, we cannot netif_set_tso_max_size() or _segs() at this point. Move those netif calls to ef100_probe_netdev(), and also replace netif_err within the design params code with pci_err.

CVSS Base Scores

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