#VU120062 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68177
Published: December 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120062
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-2025-68177
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 longhaul_exit() function in drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.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/55cf586b9556863e3c2a45460aba71bcb2be5bcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592532a77b736b5153e0c2e4c74aa50af0a352ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64adabb6d9d51b7e7c02fe733346a2c4dd738488
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/809cf2a7794ca4c14c304b349f4c3ae220701ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d6791c480f22d6e9a566eaa77336d3d37c5c591
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956b56d17a89775e4957bbddefa45cd3c6c71000
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02352dd2e6cca98777714cc2a27553191df70db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd93e1d71b3b14443092919be12b1abf08de35eb