#VU106683 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21980
Published: April 2, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106683
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-2025-21980
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 gred_destroy() function in net/sched/sch_gred.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/0f0a152957d64ce45b4c27c687e7d087e8f45079
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115ef44a98220fddfab37a39a19370497cd718b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f996b4f80c2cef1f9c77275055e7fcba44c9199
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68896dd50180b38ea552e49a6a00b685321e5769
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d02c9acd68950a444acda18d514e2b41f846cb7f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.132