NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-23148
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108297
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-2025-23148
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 exynos_chipid_probe() function in drivers/soc/samsung/exynos-chipid.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-23148
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4129760e462f45f14e61b10408ace61aa7c2ed30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44a2572a0fdcf3e7565763690d579b998a8f0562
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475b9b45dc32eba58ab794b5d47ac689fc018398
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f51d169fd0d4821bce775618db024062b09a3f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f80fd2ff8bfd13e41554741740e0ca8e6445ded
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce469d23205249bb17c1135ccadea879576adfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ee067cf0cf82429e9b204283c7d0d8d6891d10e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8222ef6cf29dd7cad21643228f96535cc02b327
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.181
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.135
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.88