CVE-2025-38733

EUVD-2025-31556
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

s390/mm: Do not map lowcore with identity mapping

Since the identity mapping is pinned to address zero the lowcore is always
also mapped to address zero, this happens regardless of the relocate_lowcore
command line option. If the option is specified the lowcore is mapped
twice, instead of only once.

This means that NULL pointer accesses will succeed instead of causing an
exception (low address protection still applies, but covers only parts).
To fix this never map the first two pages of physical memory with the
identity mapping.
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: 1%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
6.10.11 ≤
𝑥
< 6.11
linuxlinux_kernel
6.11.1 ≤
𝑥
< 6.12.44
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
𝑥
< 6.16.4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.11
linuxlinux_kernel
6.11:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
6.11:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
6.11:rc7
linuxlinux_kernel
6.17:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.17:rc2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.159-1
not-affected
bookworm (security)
6.1.162-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
not-affected
bullseye (security)
5.10.249-1
fixed
forky
6.18.15-1
fixed
sid
6.18.15-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.63-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.73-1
fixed