NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37972
Published: May 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109518
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-37972
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 mtk_pmic_keys_lp_reset_setup() function in drivers/input/keyboard/mtk-pmic-keys.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-37972
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09429ddb5a91e9e8f72cd18c012ec4171c2f85ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11cdb506d0fbf5ac05bf55f5afcb3a215c316490
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334d74a798463ceec02a41eb0e2354aaac0d6249
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/619c05fb176c272ac6cecf723446b39723ee6d97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90fa6015ff83ef1c373cc61b7c924ab2bcbe1801