CVE-2025-37809: linux NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-37809 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 9.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 30 · Related 30Timeline
- 08-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: class: Fix NULL pointer access Concurrent calls to typec_partner_unlink_device can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. This patch adds a mutex to protect USB device pointers and prevent this issue. The same mutex protects both the device pointers and the partner device registration.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- 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
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.19% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu114 products
- linux< 6.8.0-100.100
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1046.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 59de2a56d127890cc610f3896d5fc31887c54ac2, < de7c24febd21413ea8f49f61b36338b676c02852 | ≥ 59de2a56d127890cc610f3896d5fc31887c54ac2, < 1fdde62411fe65640e69bc55ea027d5b7b2f0093 | ≥ 59de2a56d127890cc610f3896d5fc31887c54ac2, < ec27386de23a511008c53aa2f3434ad180a3ca9a | 6.7
- linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.26 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.14.5 | 6.15:rc1 | 6.15:rc2 | 6.15:rc3
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.12.27-1
3 vendors · 117 products
