SB2025090481 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel soc
Published: September 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025090481
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38706)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the snd_soc_remove_pcm_runtime() function in sound/soc/soc-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d91cb261cac6d885954b8f5da28b5c176c18131
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fce20decc6a83f16dd73744150c4e7ea6c97c21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41f53afe53a57a7c50323f99424b598190acf192
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ce0a7255ce97ed7c54afae83fdbce712a1f0c9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f8fc03712194fd4e2df28af7f7f7a38205934ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82ba7b8cf9f6e3bf392a9f08ba3d1c0b200ccb94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b465bedc2b417fd27c1d1ab7122882b4b60b1a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cecc65827ef3df9754e097582d89569139e6cd1e