NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gfs2-kmp-default package, versions <6.4.0-150700.53.16.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-GFS2KMPDEFAULT-13007366
  • published23 Sept 2025
  • disclosed22 Sept 2025

Introduced: 22 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-38634  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 gfs2-kmp-default to version 6.4.0-150700.53.16.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gfs2-kmp-default package and not the gfs2-kmp-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

power: supply: cpcap-charger: Fix null check for power_supply_get_by_name

In the cpcap_usb_detect() function, the power_supply_get_by_name() function may return NULL instead of an error pointer. To prevent potential null pointer dereferences, Added a null check.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1