#VU108862 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37841
Published: May 9, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108862
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-2025-37841
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 prepare_default_config() function in tools/power/cpupower/bench/parse.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/0e297a02e03dceb2874789ca40bd4e65c5371704
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/208baa3ec9043a664d9acfb8174b332e6b17fb69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a9394794b0f97af6afedc0c9ee2012c24b28ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e38122aa3fd0f9788186e86a677925bfec0b2d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79bded9d70142d2a11d931fc029afece471641db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87b9f0867c0afa7e892f4b30c36cff6bf2707f85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/942a4b97fc77516678b1d8af1521ff9a94c13b3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceec06f464d5cfc0ba966225f7d50506ceb62242
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d28fa305b78c5d1073b63f26db265ba8291ae1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.24