SB2025050830 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel usb chipidea driver
Published: May 8, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025050830
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-2025-37811)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the cpu_latency_qos_remove_request() and ci_hdrc_imx_remove() functions in drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.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/0ee460498ced49196149197c9f6d29a10e5e0798
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/121e9f80ea5478bca3a8f3f26593fd66f87da649
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aa87bd825377f5073b76701780a902cd0fc725a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e28f79e3dffa52d327b46d1a78dac16efb5810b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8060b719676e8c0e5a2222c2977ba0458d9d9535
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/887902ca73490f38c69fd6149ef361a041cf912f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.26