#VU114516 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38648
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114516
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-2025-38648
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 stm32_spi_probe() function in drivers/spi/spi-stm32.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/21f1c800f6620e43f31dfd76709dbac8ebaa5a16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a571a8d52272cc26858ab1bc83d0f66e5dee938
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6031a54f4eac921efe6122a561d44df89b37f2d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7645815edf4478f3258bb0db95a08986a77f5c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc063d23ad80ef7d201c41b2716b1bae7c662cf9