#VU114923 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39709
Published: September 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114923
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-2025-39709
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 venus_probe() function in drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.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/18c2b2bd982b8546312c9a7895515672169f28e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3200144a2fa4209dc084a19941b9b203b43580f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37cc0ac889b018097c217c5929fd6dc2aed636a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/639eb587f977c02423f4762467055b23902b4131
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88cf63c2599761c48dec8f618d57dccf8f6f4b53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db6a78bc5e418e0064e2248c8f3b9b9e8418646
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e796028b4835af00d9a38ebbb208ec3a6634702a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f54be97bc69b1096198b6717c150dec69f2a1b4d