#VU117271 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39980
Published: October 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117271
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-2025-39980
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 replace_nexthop_single() function in net/ipv4/nexthop.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/0e7bfe7a268ccbd7859730c529161cafbf44637c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24046d31f6f92220852d393d510b6062843e3fbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/390b3a300d7872cef9588f003b204398be69ce08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd4aa0122885f710930de135af2adc4ccc3238f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1e87ac0daacd51f522ecd1645cd76b5809303ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec428fff792b7bd15b248dafca2e654b666b1304
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0e49fd13afe9dea7a09a1c9537fd00cea22badb