#VU108295 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37755
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108295
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-2025-37755
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 wx_alloc_mapped_page() function in drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_lib.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/1dd13c60348f515acd8c6f25a561b9c4e3b04fea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f1ff1b38a7c8b872382b796023419d87d78c47e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bec7cef8805f9a23145e070dff28a02bb584eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad81d666e114ebf989fc9994d4c93d451dc60056
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c17ef974bfcf1a50818168b47c4606b425a957c4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.88