CVE-2025-38452
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Publication date: 2025-07-25
Last updated on: 2025-11-19
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's ethernet rtsn driver, specifically in the rtsn_probe() function. It occurs because the code did not properly check the return value of the rcar_gen4_ptp_alloc() function, which could lead to dereferencing a null pointer and potentially cause a system crash or instability.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can cause the affected system to crash or become unstable due to a null pointer dereference in the ethernet driver. This could lead to denial of service or disruption of network functionality on systems using the vulnerable Linux kernel component.