#VU114523 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38630
Published: August 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114523
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-2025-38630
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 imxfb_probe() function in drivers/video/fbdev/imxfb.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/40f0a51f6c54d46a94b9f1180339ede7ca7ee190
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49377bac9e3bec1635065a033c9679214fe7593e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b5d36cc3014986e6fac12eaa8433fe56801d4ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac16154cccda8be10ee3ae188f10a06f3890bc5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da11e6a30e0bb8e911288bdc443b3dc8f6a7cac7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f060441c153495750804133555cf0a211a856892