NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22089
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107710
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-22089
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 ib_setup_device_attrs() function in drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c, within the rdma_init_coredev() function in drivers/infiniband/core/device.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-22089
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cf80f924aecb5b2bebd4f4ad11b2efc676a0b78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6682da5d8fd578a5068531d01633c9d2e4c8f12b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a5b7f8842a90a5e6eeff37f9f6d814e61ea3529
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1ecb30f90856b0be4168ad51b8875148e285c1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c14d9704f5d77a7c7fa46e2114b64a4f75b64e17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5212b99649c5740154f307e9e3d7fee9bf62773
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df45ae2a4f1cdfda00c032839e12092e1f32c05e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.23