SB2025042297 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel arm64 kernel
Published: April 22, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025042297
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22033)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the do_compat_alignment_fixup() function in arch/arm64/kernel/compat_alignment.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2df8ee605eb6806cd41c2095306db05206633a08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617a4b0084a547917669fef2b54253cc9c064990
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c28f31deeacda307acfee2f18c0ad904e5123aac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf187601053ecaf671ae645edb898901f81d03e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf798573bbe0805803f7764e12a34b4bcc65074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa2a9f625f185c6acb4ee5be8d71359a567afac9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.11