#VU119173 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40264
Published: December 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119173
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-2025-40264
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 be_xmit_flush(), be_send_pkt_to_bmc() and be_xmit() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_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/1ecd86ec6efddb59a10c927e8e679f183bb9113e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48d59b60dd5d7e4c48c077a2008c9dcd7b59bdfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c4741f6e7f2fa4e1486cb61e1c15b9236ec134d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d277a7a58578dd62fd546ddaef459ec24ccae36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce0a3699244aca3acb659f143c9cb1327b210f89