#VU114265 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38602
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114265
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-2025-38602
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 iwl_bg_restart(), iwl_setup_deferred_work(), iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() and iwl_cancel_deferred_work() functions in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/main.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/6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f