Out-of-bounds Write Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-312.187.5.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-BPFTOOL-12563008
  • published9 Sept 2025
  • disclosed3 Jul 2025

Introduced: 3 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-312.187.5.el9uek 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

wifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled

A malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an ath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes a device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to either a crash or an out of bounds read.

Prevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if beacons are not enabled.

CVSS Base Scores

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