#VU112305 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38198
Published: July 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112305
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-2025-38198
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 fbcon_info_from_console() function in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.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/519ba75728ee8cd561dce25fc52a2ec5c47171dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54b28f7c567dd659e5f9562f518e4d7f3f6a367b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3237d451bf3a4490cb1a76f3b7c91d9888f1c4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cedc1b63394a866bf8663a3e40f4546f1d28c8d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f28f1f578cd810779d01999c60618cda14c281dd