Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUG-12591423
  • published10 Sept 2025
  • disclosed10 Jul 2025

Introduced: 10 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-38289  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:6.12.0-103.40.4.1.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20551.

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:

scsi: lpfc: Avoid potential ndlp use-after-free in dev_loss_tmo_callbk

Smatch detected a potential use-after-free of an ndlp oject in dev_loss_tmo_callbk during driver unload or fatal error handling.

Fix by reordering code to avoid potential use-after-free if initial nodelist reference has been previously removed.

CVSS Base Scores

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