#VU115460 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39772
Published: September 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115460
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-2025-39772
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 hibmc_load() function in drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_drm_drv.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/93a08f856fcc5aaeeecad01f71bef3088588216a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f1b9c57092c48bdc7958abd23403ccaed437b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c950e1be3a24d021475b56efdb49daa7fbba63a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3e774266c28aefab3e9db334fdf568f936cae04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf1691f25345699296e642f0f59f2d464722fa3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f93032e5d68f459601c701f6ab087b5feb3382e8