CVE-2025-38225
Vulnerability Title: "Imx-Jpeg Linux Kernel NULL Pointer Dereference"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imx-jpeg: Cleanup after an allocation error When allocation failures are not cleaned up by the driver, further allocation errors will be false-positives, which will cause buffers to remain uninitialized and cause NULL pointer dereferences. Ensure proper cleanup of failed allocations to prevent these issues.
INFO
Published Date :
July 4, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 8, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 06, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b89ff9cf37ff59399f850d5f7781ef78fc37679f -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imx-jpeg: Cleanup after an allocation error When allocation failures are not cleaned up by the driver, further allocation errors will be false-positives, which will cause buffers to remain uninitialized and cause NULL pointer dereferences. Ensure proper cleanup of failed allocations to prevent these issues. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ee9469f818a0b4de3c0e7aecd733c103820d181 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d0efe7d35c75394f32ff9d0650a007642d23857 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7500bb9cf164edbb2c8117d57620227b1a4a8369 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec26be7d6355a05552a0d0c1e73031f83aa4dc7f
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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