#VU105001 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21740
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105001
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-2025-21740
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 mmu_destroy_caches(), set_nx_huge_pages(), set_nx_huge_pages_recovery_param() and kvm_mmu_start_lpage_recovery() functions in arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.