CVE-2025-38664: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesSUSE-SU-2025:20948-1SUSE-SU-2025:20954-1SUSE-SU-2025:20976-1SUSE-SU-2025:20990-1SUSE-SU-2025:3889-1SUSE-SU-2025:3970-1SUSE-SU-2025:3998-1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38664DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38664
Published 22-08-2025Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-38664 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 125 · Related 123DLA-4327-1DLA-4328-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1SUSE-SU-2025:03602-1SUSE-SU-2025:03613-1SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1SUSE-SU-2025:20939-1SUSE-SU-2025:20940-1SUSE-SU-2025:20941-1SUSE-SU-2025:20942-1SUSE-SU-2025:20943-1SUSE-SU-2025:20944-1SUSE-SU-2025:20945-1SUSE-SU-2025:20946-1SUSE-SU-2025:20947-1SUSE-SU-2025:20949-1SUSE-SU-2025:20950-1SUSE-SU-2025:20951-1SUSE-SU-2025:20952-1SUSE-SU-2025:20953-1SUSE-SU-2025:20955-1SUSE-SU-2025:20956-1SUSE-SU-2025:20957-1SUSE-SU-2025:20958-1SUSE-SU-2025:20959-1SUSE-SU-2025:20960-1SUSE-SU-2025:20972-1SUSE-SU-2025:20973-1SUSE-SU-2025:20974-1SUSE-SU-2025:20975-1SUSE-SU-2025:20977-1SUSE-SU-2025:20978-1SUSE-SU-2025:20979-1SUSE-SU-2025:20980-1SUSE-SU-2025:20981-1SUSE-SU-2025:20982-1SUSE-SU-2025:20983-1SUSE-SU-2025:20984-1SUSE-SU-2025:20985-1SUSE-SU-2025:20986-1SUSE-SU-2025:20987-1SUSE-SU-2025:20988-1SUSE-SU-2025:20989-1SUSE-SU-2025:20991-1SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1SUSE-SU-2025:3725-1SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1SUSE-SU-2025:3878-1SUSE-SU-2025:3880-1SUSE-SU-2025:3886-1SUSE-SU-2025:3888-1SUSE-SU-2025:3892-1SUSE-SU-2025:3927-1SUSE-SU-2025:3932-1SUSE-SU-2025:3935-1SUSE-SU-2025:3936-1SUSE-SU-2025:3983-1SUSE-SU-2025:3987-1SUSE-SU-2025:3995-1SUSE-SU-2025:4000-1SUSE-SU-2025:4001-1SUSE-SU-2025:4003-1SUSE-SU-2025:4004-1SUSE-SU-2025:4016-1SUSE-SU-2025:4031-1SUSE-SU-2025:4036-1SUSE-SU-2025:4040-1SUSE-SU-2025:4043-1SUSE-SU-2025:4046-1SUSE-SU-2025:4050-1SUSE-SU-2025:4056-1SUSE-SU-2025:4059-1SUSE-SU-2025:4062-1SUSE-SU-2025:4063-1SUSE-SU-2025:4064-1SUSE-SU-2025:4078-1SUSE-SU-2026:20149-1SUSE-SU-2026:20164-1SUSE-SU-2026:20169-1SUSE-SU-2026:20560-1USN-7879-1USN-7879-2USN-7879-3USN-7879-4USN-7880-1USN-7909-1
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Timeline
- 22-08-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg() Add check for the return value of devm_kmemdup() to prevent potential null pointer dereference.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.17% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.18%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu143 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-100.100
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse7 products
- kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_12&distro=SUSE Linux Micro 6.0< 2-1.1
- kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_12&distro=SUSE Linux Micro 6.1< 2-1.1
- kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_12&distro=SUSE Linux Micro 6.0< 2-1.1
- kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_12&distro=SUSE Linux Micro 6.1< 2-1.1
- kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_15&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6< 3-150600.2.1
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.148-1 | < 6.12.41-1 | < 6.16.3-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445, < 35370d3b44efe194fd5ad55bac987e629597d782 | ≥ c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445, < 435462f8ab2b9c5340a5414ce02f70117d0cfede | ≥ c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445, < 7c5a13c76dd37e9e4f8d48b87376a54f4399ce15 | ≥ c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445, < 1c30093d58cd3d02d8358e2b1f4a06a0aae0bf5b | ≥ c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445, < 3028f2a4e746b499043bbb8ab816f975473a0535 | ≥ c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445, < 0fde7dccbf4c8a6d7940ecaf4c3d80a12f405dd7 | ≥ c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445, < 6d640a8ea62435a7f6f89869bee4fa99423d07ca | ≥ c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445, < 4ff12d82dac119b4b99b5a78b5af3bf2474c0a36 | 5.4
- linux_kernel≥ 5.4, < 5.4.297 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.241 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.190 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.148 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.101 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.41 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.9 | 6.16:rc1 | 6.16:rc2 | 6.16:rc3 | 6.16:rc4 | 6.16:rc5 | 6.16:rc6 | 6.16:rc7
4 vendors · 154 products
References
55 links- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory