#VU108805 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37829
Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108805
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-2025-37829
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 scpi_cpufreq_get_rate() function in drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.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/124bddf123311cd1f18bffd63a5d974468d59c67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19e0eaa62e8831f2bc0285fef3bf8faaa7f3e09b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28fbd7b13b4d3074b16db913aedc9d8d37ab41e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73b24dc731731edf762f9454552cb3a5b7224949
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fbaa76690f67a7cbad315f89d607b46e3e06ede
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4796f2da495b2cbbd0fccccbcbf63f2aeee613
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da8ee91e532486055ecf88478d38c2f3dc234182
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdf035d9c5436536ffcfea0ac6adeb5dda3c3a23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.237