#VU107712 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22084
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107712
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-2025-22084
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 w1_uart_probe() function in drivers/w1/masters/w1-uart.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/0dd6770a72f138dabea9eae87f3da6ffa68f0d06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f750b84628080ff0d67bf1af67a4967b740acf2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ab50577c59bb7049bec6b5c42d1c38e4029f29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc6b0ec7cccbf66ef3621e9e93296b7bd1f52298
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2