#VU116467 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39938
Published: October 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116467
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-2025-39938
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 q6apm_lpass_dai_prepare() function in sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm-lpass-dais.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/01d1ba106c9e02a2e7d41e07be49031a0ff0ecaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411f7d4f7038200cdf6d4f71ee31026ebf2dfedb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68f27f7c7708183e7873c585ded2f1b057ac5b97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c534dbfd1726502abcf0bd393a04214f62c050b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc336b242ea7e7a09b3ab9f885341455ca0a3bdb