NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37784
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108291
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-37784
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 icss_iep_perout_enable_hw() and icss_iep_perout_enable() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icss_iep.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37784
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7349c9e9979333abfce42da5f9025598083b59c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7891619d21f07a88e0275d6d43db74035aa74f69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da5035d7aeadcfa44096dd34689bfed6c657f559
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeec66327001421531b3fb1a2ac32efc8a2493b0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.4