#VU114926 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39706
Published: September 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114926
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-2025-39706
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 kfd_exit() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_module.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/2e58401a24e7b2d4ec619104e1a76590c1284a4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74ee7445c3b61c3bd899a54bd82c1982cb3a8206
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/910735ded17cc306625e7e1cdcc8102f7ac60994
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96609a51e6134542bf90e053c2cd2fe4f61ebce3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc35c955da799ba62f6f977d58e0866d0251e3f8