#VU107722 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-22050
Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107722
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-2025-22050
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 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.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/0c30988588b28393e3e8873d5654f910e86391ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f10f83acfd619e13c64d6705908dfd792f19544
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51de3600093429e3b712e5f091d767babc5dd6df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95789c2f94fd29dce8759f9766baa333f749287c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacd48a37b52fc95f621765762c04152b58d642
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d689645cd1594ea1d13cb0c404f8ad1011353e0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd9ee3f0d6a53844f65efde581c91bbb0ff749ac
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14.2