NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:5.15.0-314.193.5.3.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDOC-13564484
  • published16 Oct 2025
  • disclosed19 Aug 2025

Introduced: 19 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-38609  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:5.15.0-314.193.5.3.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-25757.

NVD Description

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

PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name

Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from struct devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of governor to before using governor->name.

CVSS Base Scores

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