#VU108806 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-37830
Published: May 8, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108806
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-2025-37830
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 scmi_cpufreq_get_rate() function in drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.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/484d3f15cc6cbaa52541d6259778e715b2c83c54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e3d1c1925d8e752992cd893d03d974e6807ac16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ccfadfb2562337b4f0462a86a9746a6eea89718
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfaca93b8fe317b7faa9af732e0ba8c9081fa018
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea834c90aa7cc80a1b456f7a91432734d5087d16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c5423855e3687262d881aeee5cfb3bc8577bff
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.136