#VU111561 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38018
Published: June 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111561
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-2025-38018
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 tls_strp_read_copy() function in net/tls/tls_strp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/406d05da26835943568e61bb751c569efae071d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/491deb9b8c4ad12fe51d554a69b8165b9ef9429f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f1f833cb388592bb46104463a1ec1b7c41975b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f7f96549bc55e4ef3a6b499bc5011e5de2f46c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a11b8c0be6acd0505a58ff40d474bd778b25b93a