CVE-2025-38442

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
NISTNIST
UNKNOWN
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LinuxCNA
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 5%
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dne
bionic
dne
xenial
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trusty
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linux-oracle-6.8
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dne
noble
dne
jammy
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bionic
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xenial
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trusty
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linux-oracle-6.14
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noble
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bionic
dne
xenial
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linux-oem
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noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
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bionic
ignored
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dne
linux-oem-5.6
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noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
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bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
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linux-oem-5.10
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noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-oem-5.13
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noble
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jammy
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focal
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-oem-5.14
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noble
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jammy
dne
focal
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xenial
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linux-oem-5.17
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noble
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jammy
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-oem-6.0
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noble
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jammy
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-oem-6.1
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jammy
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-oem-6.5
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noble
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jammy
ignored
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-oem-6.8
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focal
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-oem-6.11
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focal
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-oem-6.14
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focal
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-raspi2
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noble
dne
jammy
dne
focal
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linux-raspi-5.4
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dne
jammy
dne
focal
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bionic
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linux-raspi-realtime
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noble
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dne
focal
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bionic
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xenial
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linux-riscv
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xenial
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linux-riscv-5.8
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focal
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linux-riscv-5.11
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jammy
dne
focal
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xenial
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linux-riscv-5.15
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noble
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jammy
dne
focal
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linux-riscv-5.19
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ignored
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bionic
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linux-riscv-6.5
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bionic
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linux-riscv-6.8
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bionic
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linux-riscv-6.14
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focal
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bionic
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linux-starfive-5.19
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jammy
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bionic
dne
xenial
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linux-starfive-6.2
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noble
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jammy
ignored
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bionic
dne
xenial
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trusty
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linux-starfive-6.5
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noble
dne
jammy
ignored
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dne
bionic
dne
xenial
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trusty
dne
linux-xilinx-zynqmp
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dne
noble
dne
jammy
not-affected
focal
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bionic
dne
xenial
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linux-aws
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not-affected
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not-affected
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not-affected
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not-affected
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not-affected
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not-affected
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linux-raspi
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not-affected
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not-affected
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dne
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dne
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linux-realtime
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not-affected
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bionic
dne
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dne
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linux-intel
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noble
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dne
focal
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bionic
dne
xenial
dne
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linux-nvidia-6.11
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noble
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dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
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