CVE-2025-71124 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 14
Latest updateApr 17
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/a6xx: move preempt_prepare_postamble after error check
Move the call to preempt_prepare_postamble() after verifying that
preempt_postamble_ptr is valid. If preempt_postamble_ptr is NULL,
dereferencing it in preempt_prepare_postamble() would lead to a crash.
This change avoids calling the preparation function when the
postamble allocation has failed, preventing potential NULL pointer
dereference and ensuring proper err…
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 Packages8 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux50117cad0c50410cff0d43a1141a562b1347e7c5 — 2c46497eb148ec61909f4101b8443f3c4c2daaec+2
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-9mpp-7gwm-7rx8: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm/a6xx: move preempt_prepare_postamble after error check
Move the call to↗2026-01-14
OSV▶
CVE-2025-71124: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a6xx: move preempt_prepare_postamble after error check Move the call to pr↗2026-01-14
📋Vendor Advisories
5Debian▶
CVE-2025-71124: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a6x...↗2025