CVE-2025-38733

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/mm: Do not map lowcore with identity mappin...

CVE-2025-38733 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38733, released September 5, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0017
6th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1 Nov 25, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1 Nov 25, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.48-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38733 Sep 5, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.16.5-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38733 Sep 5, 2025

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