NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22015

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU107730

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22015

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107730
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2025-22015
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 folio_migrate_mapping() function in mm/migrate.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Confidential Computing Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
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_53_3-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_1-debugsource
linux (Debian package)
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-source-coco
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-coco-debugsource
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco
kernel-coco_debug
gfs2-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-extra
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
dlm-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-obs-build
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-macros
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-headers
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-22015

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.12.21
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_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
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.1.133-1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - 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
gfs2-kmp-azure - 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
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
reiserfs-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
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
ocfs2-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
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
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-devel-azure - 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
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
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-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
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
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-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - 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-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb-devel - 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-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - 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
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-89.0.0.83, 6.6.0-89.0.0.94
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-84.84, 6.8.0-84.84.1, 6.8.0-84.84.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1023.25, 6.8.0-1036.40, 6.8.0-1039.41, 6.8.0-1040.42, 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
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-84.84~22.04.1, 6.8.0-85.85~22.04.1
linux-azure-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1025.27
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1036.42~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1038.44, 6.11.0-1018.18, 6.11.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1037.37, 6.8.0-1037.37~22.04.1
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1037.38
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1037.38~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1039.41~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1040.42~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1039.42, 6.8.0-1039.42.1, 6.8.0-1039.42~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1039.43
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2031.32
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1034.35
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1034.35~22.04.1
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1015.16, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
linux-oem-6.11 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1024.24

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