NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-debug-core package, versions <0:6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUGCORE-10766985
  • published17 Jul 2025
  • disclosed9 May 2025

Introduced: 9 May 2025

CVE-2025-37844  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug-core to version 0:6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20530.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

cifs: avoid NULL pointer dereference in dbg call

cifs_server_dbg() implies server to be non-NULL so move call under condition to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS Base Scores

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