CVE-2025-21937: linux NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21937DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21937
Published 01-04-2025Last modified 23-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-21937 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 30 · Related 28DLA-4193-1DSA-5900-1SUSE-SU-2025:01614-1SUSE-SU-2025:01707-1SUSE-SU-2025:01919-1SUSE-SU-2025:01951-1SUSE-SU-2025:01964-1SUSE-SU-2025:01967-1SUSE-SU-2025:20192-1SUSE-SU-2025:20206-1SUSE-SU-2025:20270-1SUSE-SU-2025:20283-1USN-7605-1USN-7605-2USN-7606-1USN-7628-1USN-7764-1USN-7764-2USN-7765-1USN-7766-1USN-7767-1USN-7767-2USN-7779-1USN-7790-1USN-7800-1USN-7801-1USN-7801-2USN-7801-3USN-7802-1USN-7809-1
Timeline
- 01-04-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Add check for mgmt_alloc_skb() in mgmt_remote_name() Add check for the return value of mgmt_alloc_skb() in mgmt_remote_name() to prevent null pointer dereference.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.20% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.20%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu110 products
- linux< 6.8.0-84.84
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1039.41
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ ba17bb62ce415950753c19d16bb43b2bd3701158, < 37785a01040cb5d11ed0ddbcbf78491fcd073161 | ≥ ba17bb62ce415950753c19d16bb43b2bd3701158, < c5845c73cbacf5704169283ef29ca02031a36564 | ≥ ba17bb62ce415950753c19d16bb43b2bd3701158, < 88310caff68ae69d0574859f7926a59c1da2d60b | ≥ ba17bb62ce415950753c19d16bb43b2bd3701158, < 69fb168b88e4d62cb31cdd725b67ccc5216cfcaf | ≥ ba17bb62ce415950753c19d16bb43b2bd3701158, < f2176a07e7b19f73e05c805cf3d130a2999154cb | 0f526a6d3e9347d94c2c0b5292a3cb3b25115019 | ≥ 5.17.2, < 5.18 | 5.18
- linux_kernel≥ 5.17.2, < 6.1.131 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.83 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.19 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.13.7 | 6.14:rc1 | 6.14:rc2 | 6.14:rc3 | 6.14:rc4 | 6.14:rc5
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.133-1 | < 6.12.19-1
3 vendors · 113 products