#VU108803 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37824
Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108803
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-2025-37824
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 tipc_mon_reinit_self() function in net/tipc/monitor.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/0ceef62a328ce1288598c9242576292671f21e96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d5e1e2d3e9d70beff7beab44fd6ce91405a405e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fd464fd24de93d0eca377554bf0ff2548f76f30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3df56010403b2cd26388096ebccf959d23c4dcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d63527e109e811ef11abb1c2985048fdb528b4cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6cb0a8575b00fbd503e96903184125176f4fa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6613b6d41f4010c4d484cbc7bfca690d8d522a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e79e8e05aa46f90d21023f0ffe6f136ed6a20932
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.136