CVE-2025-38071

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Dec 2025, 18:54

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631ca8909fd5c62b9fda9edda93924311a78a9c4 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631ca8909fd5c62b9fda9edda93924311a78a9c4 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c18c904d301ffeb33b071eadc55cd6131e1e9be - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c18c904d301ffeb33b071eadc55cd6131e1e9be - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bffd5f2815c5234d609725cd0dc2f4bc5de2fc67 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bffd5f2815c5234d609725cd0dc2f4bc5de2fc67 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f2694c580c27dca0cf7546ee9b4bfa6b940e38 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f2694c580c27dca0cf7546ee9b4bfa6b940e38 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dde4800d2b0f68b945fd81d4fc2d4a10ae25f743 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dde4800d2b0f68b945fd81d4fc2d4a10ae25f743 - Patch
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - Third Party Advisory
First Time Linux
Debian
Debian debian Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5

03 Nov 2025, 18:16

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Summary
  • (es) En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: x86/mm: Verificar el valor de retorno de memblock_phys_alloc_range(). Al menos con CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START=0x100000, si hay &lt; 4 MiB de memoria libre contigua disponible en este punto, el kernel se bloqueará porque memblock_phys_alloc_range() devuelve 0 en caso de fallo, lo que provoca que memblock_phys_free() descarte los primeros 4 MiB de memoria física. Como mínimo, debería fallar correctamente con un diagnóstico significativo, pero de hecho todo parece funcionar correctamente sin la extraña asignación de reserva.
References
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html -

18 Jun 2025, 10:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-18 10:15

Updated : 2025-12-17 18:54


NVD link : CVE-2025-38071

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38071

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38071


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel