CVE-2025-37801
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-imx: Add check for spi_imx_setupxfer() Add check for the return value of spi_imx_setupxfer(). spi_imx->rx and spi_imx->tx function pointer can be NULL when spi_imx_setupxfer()…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-imx: Add check for spi_imx_setupxfer() Add check for the return value of spi_imx_setupxfer(). spi_imx->rx and spi_imx->tx function pointer can be NULL when spi_imx_setupxfer() return error, and make NULL pointer dereference. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Call trace: 0x0 spi_imx_pio_transfer+0x50/0xd8 spi_imx_transfer_one+0x18c/0x858 spi_transfer_one_message+0x43c/0x790 __spi_pump_transfer_message+0x238/0x5d4 __spi_sync+0x2b0/0x454 spi_write_then_read+0x11c/0x200
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055ef73bb1afc3f783a9a13b496770a781964a07Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185d376875ea6fb4256b9dc97ee0b4d2b0fdd399Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4479eb462ecb39001b38dfb331fc6028dedac8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fea0d6d7b5d27fbf55512d51851ba0a346ede52Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/951a04ab3a2db4029debfa48d380ef834b93207ePatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.