#VU114520 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38635
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114520
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-2025-38635
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 davinci_lpsc_clk_register() function in drivers/clk/davinci/psc.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/105e8115944a9f93e9412abe7bb07ed96725adf9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13de464f445d42738fe18c9a28bab056ba3a290a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d92608a29251278015f57f3572bc950db7519f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23f564326deaafacfd7adf6104755b15216d8320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fb19cdcf040e1dec052a9032acb66cc2ad1d43f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7943ed1f05f5cb7372dca2aa227f848747a98791