CVE-2025-38693
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-frontends: w7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in w7090p_tuner_write_serpar and w7090p_tuner_read_serpar In w7090p_tuner_write_serpar, msg is controlled by user.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-frontends: w7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in w7090p_tuner_write_serpar and w7090p_tuner_read_serpar In w7090p_tuner_write_serpar, msg is controlled by user. When msg[0].buf is null and msg[0].len is zero, former checks on msg[0].buf would be passed. If accessing msg[0].buf[2] without sanity check, null pointer deref would happen. We add check on msg[0].len to prevent crash. Similar commit: commit 0ed554fd769a ("media: dvb-usb: az6027: fix null-ptr-deref in az6027_i2c_xfer()")
- 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
- 0.17% probability · 7th 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/17b30e5ded062bd74f8ca6f317e1d415a8680665Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39b06b93f24dff923c4183d564ed28c039150554Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454a443eaa792c8865c861a282fe6d4f596abc3aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bbaec6a036940e22318f0454b50b8000845ab59Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a41ecfc3415ebe3b4c44f96b3337691dcf431a3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99690a494d91a0dc86cebd628da4c62c40552bcbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d77a3fc71c084575d3df4ec6544b3fb6ce587d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed0234c8458b3149f15e496b48a1c9874dd24a1bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98132a59ccc59a8b97987363bc99c8968934756Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.