#VU112768 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38304
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112768
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-2025-38304
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 eir_create_scan_rsp() function in net/bluetooth/eir.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/20a2aa01f5aeb6daad9aeaa7c33dd512c58d81eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/497c9d2d7d3983826bb02c10fb4a5818be6550fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bf29910570666e668a60d953f8da78e95bb7fa2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d99cc0f8e6fa0f35570887899f178122a61d44e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/842f7c3154d5b25ca11753c02ee8cf6ee64c0142