CVE-2025-37811 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference61 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV3.2
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+2 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 8
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: chipidea: ci_hdrc_imx: fix usbmisc handling usbmisc is an optional device property so it is totally valid for the corresponding data->usbmisc_data to have a NULL value. Check that before dereferencing the pointer. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static analysis tool.

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 Packages6 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.15.179 — 5.15.181+6
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.137-1+2
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-144.157+2
▶CVEListV5linux/linux3f46fefab962fc5dcfe4d53a7c2cdccd51ebdc6d — 8060b719676e8c0e5a2222c2977ba0458d9d9535+6
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.137-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2026-03-25
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OSV
linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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OSV
linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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OSV
linux-xilinx vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2026-03-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities↗2026-03-04
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities↗2026-02-24
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