Linux Kernel up to 6.16-rc1/6.16-rc2 null pointer dereference 🚫 [False Positive]

Noticeinfo

⚠️ This issue seems to be a false positive. Please check the referenced sources and consider omitting this entry entirely.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.16-rc1
• 6.16-rc2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/04/2025 +79 days Advisory disclosed
07/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/08/2025 +157 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
False Positive: Yes

CVE: CVE-2025-38178 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-38178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-314910
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1465 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2025 16:18
Updated: 12/08/2025 02:05
Changes: 07/04/2025 16:18 (57), 07/04/2025 21:27 (1), 07/20/2025 16:13 (7), 07/28/2025 07:21 (3), 08/25/2025 14:20 (1), 09/02/2025 11:13 (1), 09/10/2025 16:16 (1), 09/19/2025 08:47 (1), 11/02/2025 23:42 (1), 12/08/2025 02:05 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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