#VU114514 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38664
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114514
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-2025-38664
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 ice_copy_and_init_pkg() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ddp.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/0fde7dccbf4c8a6d7940ecaf4c3d80a12f405dd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c30093d58cd3d02d8358e2b1f4a06a0aae0bf5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3028f2a4e746b499043bbb8ab816f975473a0535
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff12d82dac119b4b99b5a78b5af3bf2474c0a36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d640a8ea62435a7f6f89869bee4fa99423d07ca