CVE-2025-38145: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-38145 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 53 · Related 48Timeline
- 03-07-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: aspeed: Add NULL check in aspeed_lpc_enable_snoop() devm_kasprintf() returns NULL when memory allocation fails. Currently, aspeed_lpc_enable_snoop() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Add NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue. [arj: Fix Fixes: tag to use subject from 3772e5da4454]
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
0.21%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.03 pp
From 0.18% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu141 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-156.166 | < 6.8.0-100.100
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1092.99 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.147-1 | < 6.12.35-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 3772e5da445420543b25825ac2b5971f3743f6e8, < 2beee9cf833374550e673d428ad8b6ab37c175b3 | ≥ 3772e5da445420543b25825ac2b5971f3743f6e8, < c550999f939b529d28a914d5034cc4290066aea6 | ≥ 3772e5da445420543b25825ac2b5971f3743f6e8, < 1fd889c145722579aa038c31cbc07cfdd4d75166 | ≥ 3772e5da445420543b25825ac2b5971f3743f6e8, < d62a589eaaec6385e3e2b25cf5a28b4560ace93f | ≥ 3772e5da445420543b25825ac2b5971f3743f6e8, < 8312b1f776f71979bf33bda7acc05b348e8792c7 | ≥ 3772e5da445420543b25825ac2b5971f3743f6e8, < f697ef117ecbf3a367dfc559a6a3589905956530 | ≥ 3772e5da445420543b25825ac2b5971f3743f6e8, < 45b2e8b0fdd280aba04c3cc869e9ae500c44e4b7 | ≥ 3772e5da445420543b25825ac2b5971f3743f6e8, < f1706e0e1a74b095cbc60375b9b1e6205f5f4c98 | 4.19
- linux_kernel≥ 4.19, < 5.4.295 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.239 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.186 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.142 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.94 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.34 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.3
3 vendors · 145 products
References
47 links- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory