#VU112209 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38145

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112209

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2025-38145

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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 aspeed_lpc_enable_snoop() function in drivers/soc/aspeed/aspeed-lpc-snoop.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd889c145722579aa038c31cbc07cfdd4d75166
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2beee9cf833374550e673d428ad8b6ab37c175b3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45b2e8b0fdd280aba04c3cc869e9ae500c44e4b7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8312b1f776f71979bf33bda7acc05b348e8792c7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c550999f939b529d28a914d5034cc4290066aea6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d62a589eaaec6385e3e2b25cf5a28b4560ace93f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1706e0e1a74b095cbc60375b9b1e6205f5f4c98
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f697ef117ecbf3a367dfc559a6a3589905956530

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?