CVE-2025-37841
MEDIUM EPSS 14.1%
Published May 9, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Published May 9, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pm: cpupower: bench: Prevent NULL dereference on malloc failure If malloc returns NULL due to low memory, 'config' pointer can be NULL. Add a check to prevent NULL dereference.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
14.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety
Affected Products 9
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <5.4.293 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥5.5 – <5.10.237 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥5.11 – <5.15.181 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥5.16 – <6.1.135 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥6.2 – <6.6.88 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥6.7 – <6.12.24 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥6.13 – <6.13.12 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥6.14 – <6.14.3 |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | any |
References 11
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e297a02e03dceb2874789ca40bd4e65c5371704
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/208baa3ec9043a664d9acfb8174b332e6b17fb69
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a9394794b0f97af6afedc0c9ee2012c24b28ed
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e38122aa3fd0f9788186e86a677925bfec0b2d1
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79bded9d70142d2a11d931fc029afece471641db
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87b9f0867c0afa7e892f4b30c36cff6bf2707f85
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/942a4b97fc77516678b1d8af1521ff9a94c13b3e
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceec06f464d5cfc0ba966225f7d50506ceb62242
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d28fa305b78c5d1073b63f26db265ba8291ae1
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Remediation
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e297a02e03dceb2874789ca40bd4e65c5371704
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/208baa3ec9043a664d9acfb8174b332e6b17fb69
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a9394794b0f97af6afedc0c9ee2012c24b28ed
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e38122aa3fd0f9788186e86a677925bfec0b2d1
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79bded9d70142d2a11d931fc029afece471641db
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87b9f0867c0afa7e892f4b30c36cff6bf2707f85
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/942a4b97fc77516678b1d8af1521ff9a94c13b3e
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceec06f464d5cfc0ba966225f7d50506ceb62242
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d28fa305b78c5d1073b63f26db265ba8291ae1