#VU107720 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22033
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107720
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-2025-22033
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 do_compat_alignment_fixup() function in arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.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/2df8ee605eb6806cd41c2095306db05206633a08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617a4b0084a547917669fef2b54253cc9c064990
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c28f31deeacda307acfee2f18c0ad904e5123aac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf187601053ecaf671ae645edb898901f81d03e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf798573bbe0805803f7764e12a34b4bcc65074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa2a9f625f185c6acb4ee5be8d71359a567afac9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.11