#VU108796 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37800
Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108796
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-2025-37800
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 dev_uevent_name() and dev_uevent() functions in drivers/base/core.c, within the bus_rescan_devices_helper() function in drivers/base/bus.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/18daa52418e7e4629ed1703b64777294209d2622
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b344e779d9afd0fcb5ee4000e4d0fc7d8d867eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3781e4b83e174364998855de777e184cf0b62c40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe56be73eb10a677d16066f65ff9d30251f5eee
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.89