NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37772
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108292
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-2025-37772
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 ec_i2c_probe() function in drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cros-ec-tunnel.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37772
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45f5dcdd049719fb999393b30679605f16ebce14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51003b2c872c63d28bcf5fbcc52cf7b05615f7b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b172a4a0de254f1fcce7591833a9a63547c2f447
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2b169fc7a12665d8a675c1ff14bca1b9c63fb9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d23fd7a539ac078df119707110686a5b226ee3bb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.25