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.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
19 Nov 2025, 18:10
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdf1bdd45ac78a088773722f009883af30ad318 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b025d81b96bfe8a62b6e3e6ac776608206ccbf6d - Patch |
Information
Published : 2025-07-25 16:15
Updated : 2025-11-19 18:10
NVD link : CVE-2025-38442
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38442
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38442
JSON object : View
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
