#VU114270 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38581
Published: August 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114270
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-2025-38581
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 ccp5_debugfs_setup() function in drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-debugfs.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/181698af38d3f93381229ad89c09b5bd0496661a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d4060f05e74dbee884ba723f6afd9282befc3c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ec9a7e7a6398b172ab6feba60e952163a1c3d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eadf50c1d894cb34f3237064063207460946040
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dea08eac4f6d6fbbae59992978252e2edab995d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db111468531777cac8b4beb6515a88a54b0c4a74