CVE-2025-38180 Affecting kernel-uek-debug-core 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-KERNELUEKDEBUGCORE-12565709
  • published9 Sept 2025
  • disclosed4 Jul 2025

Introduced: 4 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38180  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-debug-core 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 kernel-uek-debug-core package and not the kernel-uek-debug-core 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:

net: atm: fix /proc/net/atm/lec handling

/proc/net/atm/lec must ensure safety against dev_lec[] changes.

It appears it had dev_put() calls without prior dev_hold(), leading to imbalance and UAF.

CVSS Base Scores

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