SB2025090486 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel media dvb-frontends driver
Published: September 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025090486
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-2025-38694)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the dib7090p_rw_on_apb() function in drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dib7000p.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/09906650484a09b3a4d4b3d3065395856810becd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bb32863426afe0badac25c28d59021f211d0f48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19eb5d8e6aa1169d368a4d69aae5572950deb89d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/529fd5593b721e6f4370c591f5086649ed149ff6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f744d6cdde81d7382e183f77a4080a39b206cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc07cae4f36bb18d5b6a9ed835c1278ca44ec82e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c33280d6bd668dbdc5a5f07887cc63a52ab4789c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce5cac69b2edac3e3246fee03e8f4c2a1075238b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8b7c711b9c4f040b5419729d0972db8e374324