CVE-2025-21848
NXP NFP Null Pointer Dereference
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 12, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 13, 2025, 4:28 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.13 from (excluding) 6.13.5 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 from (excluding) 6.6.80 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 from (excluding) 6.12.17 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.16 from (excluding) 6.1.130 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1358d8e07afdf21d49ca6f00c56048442977e00a Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ccb1e4040da6ff02b7e64efaa2f8e6bf06020d Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878e7b11736e062514e58f3b445ff343e6705537 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/897c32cd763fd11d0b6ed024c52f44d2475bb820 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/924b239f9704566e0d86abd894d2d64bd73c11eb Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd97f60750bb581f07051f98e31dfda59d3a783b Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64c6ca420019712e194fe095b55f87363e22a9a Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e976ea6c5e1b005c64467cbf94a8577aae9c7d81 Types: Patch -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Mar. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/924b239f9704566e0d86abd894d2d64bd73c11eb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64c6ca420019712e194fe095b55f87363e22a9a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e976ea6c5e1b005c64467cbf94a8577aae9c7d81 -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Mar. 12, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1358d8e07afdf21d49ca6f00c56048442977e00a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29ccb1e4040da6ff02b7e64efaa2f8e6bf06020d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878e7b11736e062514e58f3b445ff343e6705537 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/897c32cd763fd11d0b6ed024c52f44d2475bb820 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd97f60750bb581f07051f98e31dfda59d3a783b
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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