NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22084
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107712
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22084
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-22084
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 6.14.2
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-28.28, 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1011.11, 6.11.0-1014.14, 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1016.16, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1017.18, 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1018.18, 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1024.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-28.28, 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1011.11, 6.11.0-1014.14, 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1016.16, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1017.18, 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1018.18, 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1024.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1
External References
- 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