NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71184

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122213

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71184

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the include/trace/events/btrfs.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
openEuler
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
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gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
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kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
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kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
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linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

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kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
perf - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-318.0.0.221
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-117.117, 6.8.0-117.117.1, 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.8.0-1055.56, 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1, 6.8.0-1056.60, 6.8.0-1058.61, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-2045.46, 6.8.1-1051.52, 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1054.57, 6.8.0-1054.57.1
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1056.62
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.69-1
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3, 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3+1
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1030.30
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1031.31

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/582ba48e4a4c06fef6bdcf4e57b7b9af660bbd0c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99e057f3d3ef24b99a7b1d84e01dd1bd890098da
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f157dd661339fc6f5f2b574fe2429c43bd309534

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel trace events
• Debian update for linux
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-6.17