SB2025050826 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel base driver
Published: May 8, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050826
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-2025-37800)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the dev_uevent_name() and dev_uevent() functions in drivers/base/core.c, within the bus_rescan_devices_helper() function in drivers/base/bus.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/18daa52418e7e4629ed1703b64777294209d2622
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b344e779d9afd0fcb5ee4000e4d0fc7d8d867eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3781e4b83e174364998855de777e184cf0b62c40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe56be73eb10a677d16066f65ff9d30251f5eee
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.89