#VU106695 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21957
Published: April 2, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106695
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-2025-21957
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 qla1280_64bit_start_scsi() function in drivers/scsi/qla1280.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/24602e2664c515a4f2950d7b52c3d5997463418c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5233e3235dec3065ccc632729675575dbe3c6b8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac2473e727d67a38266b2b7e55c752402ab588c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af71ba921d08c241a817010f96458dc5e5e26762
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea371d1cdefb0951c7127a33bcd7eb931cf44571
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.84