#VU108800 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37811
Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108800
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-2025-37811
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 cpu_latency_qos_remove_request() and ci_hdrc_imx_remove() functions in drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.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/0ee460498ced49196149197c9f6d29a10e5e0798
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/121e9f80ea5478bca3a8f3f26593fd66f87da649
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aa87bd825377f5073b76701780a902cd0fc725a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e28f79e3dffa52d327b46d1a78dac16efb5810b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8060b719676e8c0e5a2222c2977ba0458d9d9535
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/887902ca73490f38c69fd6149ef361a041cf912f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.26