#VU114263 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38604
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114263
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-2025-38604
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 rtl8187_stop() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.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/14ca6952691fa8cc91e7644512e6ff24a595283f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16d8fd74dbfca0ea58645cd2fca13be10cae3cdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7858a95566f4ebf59524666683d2dcdba3fca968
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cfe34d0630de4e23ae804dcc08fb6f861dc37d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c767727f331fb9455b0f81daad832b5925688cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c51a45ad9070a6d296174fcbe5c466352836c12b