#VU114938 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38735
Published: September 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114938
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-2025-38735
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 gve_shutdown() function in drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.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/48a4e89d50e8ea52e800bc7865970b92fcf4647c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75a9a46d67f46d608205888f9b34e315c1786345
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d8a41e9a4ff83ff666de811e7f012167cdc00e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7efffeecb881b4649fdc30de020ef910f35d646
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba51d73408edf815cbaeab148625576c2dd90192