#VU113274 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38364
Published: July 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113274
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-2025-38364
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 mas_preallocate() function in lib/maple_tree.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/9e32f4700867abbd5d19abfcf698dbd0d2ce36a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf95f8426f889949b738f51ffcd72884411f3a6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d69cd64bd5af41c6fd409313504089970edaf02f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e63032e66bca1d06e600033f3369ba3db3af0870
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba46a5d83ca8decb338722fb4899026d8d9ead2