#VU117854 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40093
Published: October 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117854
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-2025-40093
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 ecm_bind() function in drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ecm.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/070f341d86cf2c098d63e484a86c7c1d2696a868
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b9faf53ba8719700596e7ef78879ce200e8c2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42988380ac67c76bb9dff8f77d7ef3eefd50b7b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4630c68bade82f087eaaab22e9a361da2f18d139
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3745aaef19198d0c81637a7dd50ef53c4f879b7