NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22065

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU107715

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22065

Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107715
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-2025-22065
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 idpf_shutdown() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Confidential Computing Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_3-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_3-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_1-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-coco
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debugsource
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-source-coco
ocfs2-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-optional
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-syms-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build
kernel-source
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-base
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-22065

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.14.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_3-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_3-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-devel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-source-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-syms-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
dlm-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-syms-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-rt_debug - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.3.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1.150700.17.2.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-86.87, 6.8.0-86.87.1, 6.8.0-86.87.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1025.28, 6.8.0-1038.39, 6.8.0-1039.39, 6.8.0-1039.39~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.47+1, 6.8.0-1041.47~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1042.45, 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-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-86.87~22.04.1
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.32
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1038.39~22.04.1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1038.43, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1041.44.1, 6.8.0-1041.44~22.04.2, 6.8.0-1042.45~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1041.43~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1041.45
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1044.50+fips1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2032.33
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.1-1036.37, 6.8.1-1036.37~22.04.1
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

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