NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUG-13870601
  • published10 Nov 2025
  • disclosed5 Sept 2025

Introduced: 5 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-39707  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:6.12.0-105.51.5.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-25754.

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:

drm/amdgpu: check if hubbub is NULL in debugfs/amdgpu_dm_capabilities

HUBBUB structure is not initialized on DCE hardware, so check if it is NULL to avoid null dereference while accessing amdgpu_dm_capabilities file in debugfs.

CVSS Base Scores

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