CVE-2025-21660 Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUG-10779854
  • published18 Jul 2025
  • disclosed21 Jan 2025

Introduced: 21 Jan 2025

CVE-2025-21660  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20480.

NVD Description

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

ksmbd: fix unexpectedly changed path in ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked

When ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked met an error and it is not the last entry, it will exit without restoring changed path buffer. But later this buffer may be used as the filename for creation.

CVSS Base Scores

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