#VU114829 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38684
Published: September 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114829
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-2025-38684
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 ets_qdisc_change() function in net/sched/sch_ets.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/5b3b346bc4c2aa2c428735438a11989d251f32f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84a24fb446ee07b22b64aae6f0e3f4a38266310a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87c6efc5ce9c126ae4a781bc04504b83780e3650
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/970c1c731c4ede46d05f5b0355724d1e400cfbca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ec167cd2e8a81a2d87331a2ed92daf007542c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdfddcde86e8b9245d9c0c2efe2b6fe8dcf6bf41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be9692dafdfb36d9c43afd9d4e1d9d9ba8e7b51b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d69f4a258cd91b3bcef7089eb0401005aae2aed5