#VU112303 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38210
Published: July 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112303
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-2025-38210
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 DECLARE_RWSEM(), tsm_report_privlevel_store(), tsm_report_privlevel_floor_show(), CONFIGFS_ATTR_RO(), tsm_report_read(), tsm_report_make_item(), tsm_register() and tsm_unregister() functions in drivers/virt/coco/tsm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.