CVE-2025-37844
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: avoid NULL pointer dereference in dbg call cifs_server_dbg() implies server to be non-NULL so move call under condition to avoid NULL pointer dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedMay 9, 2025
First seenMay 9, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-476NULL pointer dereference
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3 or later
Patches
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/20048e658652e731f5cadf4a695925e570ca0ff9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c14ee6af8f1f188b668afd6d003f7516a507b08
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/864ba5c651b03830f36f0906c21af05b15c1aaa6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c9000cb91b986eb7f75835340c67857ab97c09b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2a1833e1c63e2585867ebeaf4dd41494dcede4b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4885bd5935bb26f0a414ad55679a372e53f9b9b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba3ce6c60cd5db258687dfeba9fc608f5e7cadf3
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0717385f5c51e290c2cd2ad4699a778316b5132
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 5.6.7 ≤ v < 5.10.237, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.181, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.135, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.88, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.24, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.13.12, 6.14 ≤ v < 6.14.3 | 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3 |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
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