CVE-2025-38160
Raspberry Pi Linux Kernel NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: bcm: rpi: Add NULL check in raspberrypi_clk_register() devm_kasprintf() returns NULL when memory allocation fails. Currently, raspberrypi_clk_register() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Add NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue.
INFO
Published Date :
July 3, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 3, 2025, 3:13 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
Jul. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: bcm: rpi: Add NULL check in raspberrypi_clk_register() devm_kasprintf() returns NULL when memory allocation fails. Currently, raspberrypi_clk_register() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Add NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2712cd24ecfeb520af60f6f859b442c7ab01ff Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b69a5299f28ce8e6afa37c3690dbc14c3a1f53f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c1adc2f8c732ea09e8c4bce5941fec019c6205d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52562161df3567cdaedada46834a7a8d8c4ab737 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54ce9bcdaee59d4ef0703f390d55708557818f9e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73c46d9a93d071ca69858dea3f569111b03e549e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/938f625bd3364cfdc93916739add3b637ff90368
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