#VU112219 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38113
Published: July 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112219
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-2025-38113
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 cppc_allow_fast_switch() function in drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15eece6c5b05e5f9db0711978c3e3b7f1a2cfe12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a677d0ceb4a5d62117b711a8b2e0aee80d33015
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a48db4cf28ea087214c261da8476db218d08bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356d09c7f5bf525086002a34f8bae40b134d1611
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6dad167aade4bf0bef9130f2f149f4249fc4ad0