#VU112217 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38122

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112217

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-2025-38122

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 gve_tx_add_skb_dqo() function in drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx_dqo.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/12c331b29c7397ac3b03584e12902990693bc248
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e5ead9e4e91fbe7799bd38afd8904543be1cb51
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f6265fce3bd424ded666481b37f106d7915fb6b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0319c9b1648a67511e947a596ca86888451c0a7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae98a1787fdcb0096d122bc80d93c3c7d812c04b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741a7ef68023ac800054e2131c3e22e647fd7e3

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Q & A

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