NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-modules-deprecated package, versions <0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKMODULESDEPRECATED-15334597
  • published23 Feb 2026
  • disclosed14 Jan 2026

Introduced: 14 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-71138  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-modules-deprecated to version 0:6.12.0-108.64.6.3.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-50112.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules-deprecated package and not the kernel-uek-modules-deprecated 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/msm/dpu: Add missing NULL pointer check for pingpong interface

It is checked almost always in dpu_encoder_phys_wb_setup_ctl(), but in a single place the check is missing. Also use convenient locals instead of phys_enc->* where available.

Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/693860/

CVSS Base Scores

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