CVE-2025-38442

EUVD-2025-22699
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

block: reject bs > ps block devices when THP is disabled

If THP is disabled and when a block device with logical block size >
page size is present, the following null ptr deref panic happens during
boot:

[   [13.2 mK  AOSAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000K0 0 0[07]
[   13.017749] RIP: 0010:create_empty_buffers+0x3b/0x380
<snip>
[   13.025448] Call Trace:
[   13.025692]  <TASK>
[   13.025895]  block_read_full_folio+0x610/0x780
[   13.026379]  ? __pfx_blkdev_get_block+0x10/0x10
[   13.027008]  ? __folio_batch_add_and_move+0x1fa/0x2b0
[   13.027548]  ? __pfx_blkdev_read_folio+0x10/0x10
[   13.028080]  filemap_read_folio+0x9b/0x200
[   13.028526]  ? __pfx_filemap_read_folio+0x10/0x10
[   13.029030]  ? __filemap_get_folio+0x43/0x620
[   13.029497]  do_read_cache_folio+0x155/0x3b0
[   13.029962]  ? __pfx_blkdev_read_folio+0x10/0x10
[   13.030381]  read_part_sector+0xb7/0x2a0
[   13.030805]  read_lba+0x174/0x2c0
<snip>
[   13.045348]  nvme_scan_ns+0x684/0x850 [nvme_core]
[   13.045858]  ? __pfx_nvme_scan_ns+0x10/0x10 [nvme_core]
[   13.046414]  ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x15/0x40
[   13.046843]  ? __switch_to+0x523/0x10a0
[   13.047253]  ? kvm_clock_get_cycles+0x14/0x30
[   13.047742]  ? __pfx_nvme_scan_ns_async+0x10/0x10 [nvme_core]
[   13.048353]  async_run_entry_fn+0x96/0x4f0
[   13.048787]  process_one_work+0x667/0x10a0
[   13.049219]  worker_thread+0x63c/0xf60

As large folio support depends on THP, only allow bs > ps block devices
if THP is enabled.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 6%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
6.15 ≤
𝑥
< 6.15.7
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.159-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.162-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.249-1
fixed
forky
6.18.9-1
fixed
sid
6.18.12-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.63-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.73-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
bionic
not-affected
focal
not-affected
jammy
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not-affected
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linux-hwe
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
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dne
plucky
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trusty
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not-affected
linux-hwe-5.4
bionic
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focal
dne
jammy
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linux-hwe-5.8
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ignored
jammy
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linux-hwe-5.11
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linux-oracle-5.13
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-5.15
bionic
dne
focal
not-affected
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-6.5
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-6.8
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-6.14
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-oem-5.6
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-5.10
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-5.13
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-5.14
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-5.17
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.0
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.1
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.5
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.8
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.11
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.14
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-raspi2
bionic
ignored
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-raspi-5.4
bionic
not-affected
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-raspi-realtime
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
ignored
noble
ignored
plucky
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-5.8
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-5.11
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-5.15
bionic
dne
focal
not-affected
jammy
dne
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-5.19
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-6.5
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-6.8
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-6.14
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-starfive-5.19
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-starfive-6.2
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-starfive-6.5
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-xilinx-zynqmp
bionic
dne
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-aws
bionic
not-affected
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
plucky
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
linux-oracle
bionic
not-affected
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
plucky
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
linux-raspi
bionic
dne
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
plucky
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-realtime
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
plucky
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-intel
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-nvidia-6.11
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-realtime-6.8
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-realtime-6.14
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
plucky
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne