CVE-2025-38489

s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL again

published July 28, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00155 · 4.3th percentile
Published
2025-07-28T11:21Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JUL 11:21Z
    s390/bpf: Fix bpf_arch_text_poke() with new_addr == NULL again
    cvelistv5