#VU113272 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38371

Vulnerability identifier: #VU113272

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-2025-38371

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 v3d_hub_irq(), v3d_irq_init() and v3d_irq_disable() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_irq.c, within the v3d_reset() function in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.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/226862f50a7a88e4e4de9abbf36c64d19acd6fd0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2446e25e9246e0642a41d91cbf54c33b275da3c3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/387da3b6d1a90e3210bc9a7fb56703bdad2ac18a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576a6739e08ac06c67f2916f71204557232388b0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ff95ed0371aec4d9617e478e9c69cde86cd7c38
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9c403d1236cecb10dd0246a30d81e4b265f8e8d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8851a6ab19d9f390677c42a3cc01ff9b2eb6241
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc805c927cd832bb8f790b756880ae6c769d5fbc

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?