#VU103919 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21695

 

#VU103919 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21695

Published: February 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103919
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:U/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21695
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
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 dell_uart_bl_serdev_probe() function in drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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