#VU113261 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38458
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113261
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-2025-38458
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 atmarpd_close() function in net/atm/clip.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/07b585ae3699c0a5026f86ac846f144e34875eee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22fc46cea91df3dce140a7dc6847c6fcf0354505
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27b5bb7ea1a8fa7b8c4cfde4d2bf8650cca2e8e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a09d6240a25185ef6fc5a19dbb3cdbb6a78bc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f1cad84ac1a6af42d9d57e879de47ce37995024
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f8a9b396037daae453a108faec5b28886361323
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec7e943aee5c28c173933f9defd40892fb3be3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16fbe6087e91c8e7c4aa50e1af7ad56edbd9e3e