#VU108807 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37831
Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108807
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-2025-37831
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 apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() function in drivers/cpufreq/apple-soc-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/01e86ea22610d98ae6141e428019a6916e79f725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1053dcf8a504d4933bb3f73df22bc363298d194b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9992649f6786921873a9b89dafa5e04d8c5fef2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.26