CVE-2025-38071

x86/mm: Check return value from memblock_phys_alloc_range()

CVE-2025-38071 is fixed in 68 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38071, released June 18, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.0
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
8th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Check return value from memblock_phys_alloc_range() At least with CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START=0x100000, if there is < 4 MiB of contiguous free memory available at this point, the kernel will crash and burn because memblock_phys_alloc_range() returns 0 on failure, which leads memblock_phys_free() to throw the first 4 MiB of physical memory to the wolves. At a minimum it should fail gracefully with a meaningful diagnostic, but in fact everything seems to work fine without the weird reserve allocation.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.1.141-155.222 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.12.31-35.92 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek ELSA-2025-20480 Jul 17, 2025
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.147-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38071 Jun 18, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.32-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38071 Jun 18, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.12.32-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38071 Jun 18, 2025
perf · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
python3-perf · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1037 Jun 18, 2025
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1052 Jul 1, 2025

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