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s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL again
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL again Commit 7ded842b356d ("s390/bpf: Fix bpf_plt pointer arithmetic") has accidentally removed the critical piece of commit c730fce7c70c ("s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL"), causing intermittent kernel panics in e.g. perf's on_switch() prog to reappear. Restore the fix and add a comment.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.40, 6.15.8, 6.6.100
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-38489
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 19:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL again
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 28 Jul 2025, 11:21 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL again Commit 7ded842b356d ("s390/bpf: Fix bpf_plt pointer arithmetic") has accidentally removed the critical piece of commit c730fce7c70c ("s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL"), causing intermittent kernel panics in e.g. perf's on_switch() prog to reappear. Restore the fix and add a comment.
osv:CVE-2025-38489
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.6.100, 6.12.40, 6.15.8
Complete source record
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