SB2025120468 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel sctp
Published: December 4, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025120468
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-2025-40240)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the sctp_inq_pop() function in net/sctp/inqueue.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/03e80a4b04ef1fb2c61dd63216ab8d3a5dcb196f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08165c296597075763130919f2aae59b5822f016
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/441f0647f7673e0e64d4910ef61a5fb8f16bfb82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f6da435fb5d8a21cbf8cae5ca5a2ba0e1012b71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61cda2777b07d27459f5cac5a047c3edf9c8a1a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a832b0f99be19df608cb75c023f8027b1789bd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b465b54227c245ddc7cc9ed822231af21123ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb9055ba30306ede4ad920002233d0659982f1cb