VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-37841
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pm: cpupower: bench: Prevent NULL dereference on malloc failure If malloc returns NULL due to low memory, 'config' pointer can be NULL.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pm: cpupower: bench: Prevent NULL dereference on malloc failure If malloc returns NULL due to low memory, 'config' pointer can be NULL. Add a check to prevent NULL dereference.
- 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
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e297a02e03dceb2874789ca40bd4e65c5371704Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/208baa3ec9043a664d9acfb8174b332e6b17fb69Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a9394794b0f97af6afedc0c9ee2012c24b28edPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e38122aa3fd0f9788186e86a677925bfec0b2d1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79bded9d70142d2a11d931fc029afece471641dbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87b9f0867c0afa7e892f4b30c36cff6bf2707f85Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/942a4b97fc77516678b1d8af1521ff9a94c13b3ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceec06f464d5cfc0ba966225f7d50506ceb62242Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d28fa305b78c5d1073b63f26db265ba8291ae1Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.htmlMailing List
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.htmlMailing List
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.