#VU114522 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38632
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114522
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-2025-38632
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 pin_free() function in drivers/pinctrl/pinmux.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/0b075c011032f88d1cfde3b45d6dcf08b44140eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22b585cbd67d14df3b91529d1b990661c300faa9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b2a3e7189028aa7c4d53a84364f2ea9fb209787
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ea3f6b9a67be3476e331ce51cac316c2614a564
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bd6e3971eb7f0e34d2fdce1b18b08094e0c804