#VU107699 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38049
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107699
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-2025-38049
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 closid_alloc() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.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/93a418fc61da13d1ee4047d4d1327990f7a2816a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a121798ae669351ec0697c94f71c3a692b2a755b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8a1bcc27d4607227088d80483164289b5348293
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5addb55e403ad6598102bcf546e068ae01fef6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.11