CVE-2025-37755
Linux kernel: Net Device Page Pool Allocation NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: libwx: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error page_pool_dev_alloc_pages could return NULL. There was a WARN_ON(!page) but it would still proceed to use the NULL pointer and then crash. This is similar to commit 001ba0902046 ("net: fec: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error"). This is found by our static analysis tool KNighter.
INFO
Published Date :
May 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 2, 2025, 1:53 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 01, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: libwx: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error page_pool_dev_alloc_pages could return NULL. There was a WARN_ON(!page) but it would still proceed to use the NULL pointer and then crash. This is similar to commit 001ba0902046 ("net: fec: handle page_pool_dev_alloc_pages error"). This is found by our static analysis tool KNighter. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dd13c60348f515acd8c6f25a561b9c4e3b04fea Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f1ff1b38a7c8b872382b796023419d87d78c47e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bec7cef8805f9a23145e070dff28a02bb584eb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad81d666e114ebf989fc9994d4c93d451dc60056 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c17ef974bfcf1a50818168b47c4606b425a957c4
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