CVE-2025-71118NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 14
Latest updateApr 17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Avoid walking the Namespace if start_node is NULL Although commit 0c9992315e73 ("ACPICA: Avoid walking the ACPI Namespace if it is not there") fixed the situation when both start_node and acpi_gbl_root_node are NULL, the Linux kernel mainline now still crashed on Honor Magicbook 14 Pro [1]. That happens due to the access to the member of parent_node in acpi_ns_get_next_node(). The NULL pointer dereference will always

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 Packages17 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel2.6.125.10.248+5
NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.12.15.10.248+7
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.249-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-173.183
CVEListV5linux/linux1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2b84edef48cc8afb41150949a87dcfa81bc95b53e+7

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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CVE-2025-71118 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz