SB2025121692 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel nand raw driver
Published: December 16, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121692
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-2025-68238)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the cadence_nand_irq_cleanup() and cadence_nand_init() functions in drivers/mtd/nand/raw/cadence-nand-controller.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/0c2a43cb43786011b48eeab6093db14888258c6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c635241a62f2f5da1b48bfffae226d1f86a76ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2178b0255eae108bb10e5e99658b28641bc06f43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c56bf214af85ca042bf97f8584aab2151035840
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c58c64ec41290c12490ca7e1df45013fbbb41fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b146e0b085d9d6bfe838e0a15481cba7d093c67f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e282a4fdf3c6ee842a720010a8b5f7d77bedd126