#VU103513 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21666
Published: February 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103513
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21666
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() and vsock_connectible_has_data() functions in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91751e248256efc111e52e15115840c35d85abaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e5fed46ccd2c34c5fa5a9c8825ce4823fdc853e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b52e50dd4fabd12944172bd486a4f4853b7f74dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc9c49341f9728c31fe248c5fbba32d2e81a092b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c23d1d4f8efefb72258e9cedce29de10d057f8ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daeac89cdb03d30028186f5ff7dc26ec8fa843e7