#VU103920 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21697
Published: February 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103920
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21697
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 v3d_irq() and v3d_hub_irq() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_irq.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/14e0a874488e79086340ba8e2d238cb9596b68a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bd6303d08c85072ce40ac01a767ab67195105bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a1c88f7ca5c12dff6fa6787492ac910bb9e4407
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63195bae1cbf78f1d392b1bc9ae4b03c82d0ebf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34050f70e7955a359874dff1a912a748724a140
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b22467b1ae104073dcb11aa78562a331cd7fb0e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4b5ccd392b92300a2b341705cc4805681094e49
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.234
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.177
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.290
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.127
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.74