CVE-2025-21848 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer DereferenceCWE-395 — Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference85 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV5.9
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+5 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 12
Latest updateSep 3

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() Add check for the return value of nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() in nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc() to prevent null pointer dereference.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages10 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.16 — 6.1.130+4
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.237-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-216.236+2

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

41
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8, linux-azure-nvidia vulnerabilities↗2025-09-03
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OSV
linux-gke, linux-hwe-6.8, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency, linux-raspi vulnerabilities↗2025-08-28
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OSV
linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities↗2025-08-26
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OSV
linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-08-21
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OSV
linux-aws-6.8, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-08-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

43
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2025-09-03
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2025-08-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities↗2025-08-26
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities↗2025-08-21
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2025-08-20
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CVE-2025-21848 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux | cvebase