#VU114826 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38694
Published: September 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114826
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-2025-38694
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 dib7090p_rw_on_apb() function in drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dib7000p.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/09906650484a09b3a4d4b3d3065395856810becd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bb32863426afe0badac25c28d59021f211d0f48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19eb5d8e6aa1169d368a4d69aae5572950deb89d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/529fd5593b721e6f4370c591f5086649ed149ff6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f744d6cdde81d7382e183f77a4080a39b206cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc07cae4f36bb18d5b6a9ed835c1278ca44ec82e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c33280d6bd668dbdc5a5f07887cc63a52ab4789c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce5cac69b2edac3e3246fee03e8f4c2a1075238b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8b7c711b9c4f040b5419729d0972db8e374324