OESA-2025-1875 (CVE-2025-38337)
Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2025-07-25 11:08 – Updated: 2026-08-06 11:08 – Source websiteThe Linux Kernel, the operating system core itself.
Security Fix(es):
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.15.3 (Operating System).The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.As an impact it is known to affect availability.Upgrading to version 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35, 6.15.4 or 6.16-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5c1a34ff5b0bfdfd2f9343aa9b08d25df618bac5/ec669e5bf409f16e464bfad75f0ba039a45de29a/43d5e3bb5f1dcd91e30238ea0b59a5f77063f84e/23361b479f2700c00960d3ae9cdc8ededa762d47/2e7c64d7a92c031d016f11c8e8cb05131ab7b75a/f78b38af3540b4875147b7b884ee11a27b3dbf4c/a377996d714afb8d4d5f4906336f78510039da29/af98b0157adf6504fade79b3e6cb260c4ff68e37 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.(CVE-2025-38337)
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"details": "The Linux Kernel, the operating system core itself.\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\nA vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.15.3 (Operating System).The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.As an impact it is known to affect availability.Upgrading to version 5.4.295, 5.10.239, 5.15.186, 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35, 6.15.4 or 6.16-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5c1a34ff5b0bfdfd2f9343aa9b08d25df618bac5/ec669e5bf409f16e464bfad75f0ba039a45de29a/43d5e3bb5f1dcd91e30238ea0b59a5f77063f84e/23361b479f2700c00960d3ae9cdc8ededa762d47/2e7c64d7a92c031d016f11c8e8cb05131ab7b75a/f78b38af3540b4875147b7b884ee11a27b3dbf4c/a377996d714afb8d4d5f4906336f78510039da29/af98b0157adf6504fade79b3e6cb260c4ff68e37 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.(CVE-2025-38337)",
"id": "OESA-2025-1875",
"modified": "2026-08-06T11:08:57Z",
"published": "2025-07-25T11:08:57Z",
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"url": "https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1875"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "kernel security update",
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