#VU105662 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-21848
Published: March 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105662
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-2025-21848
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 nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc() function in drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1358d8e07afdf21d49ca6f00c56048442977e00a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ccb1e4040da6ff02b7e64efaa2f8e6bf06020d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878e7b11736e062514e58f3b445ff343e6705537
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/897c32cd763fd11d0b6ed024c52f44d2475bb820
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd97f60750bb581f07051f98e31dfda59d3a783b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.5