CVE-2025-39846: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-39846 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 33 · Related 29Timeline
- 19-09-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pcmcia: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in __iodyn_find_io_region() In __iodyn_find_io_region(), pcmcia_make_resource() is assigned to res and used in pci_bus_alloc_resource(). There is a dereference of res in pci_bus_alloc_resource(), which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference on failure of pcmcia_make_resource(). Fix this bug by adding a check of res.
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
0.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
5%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.16% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu148 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-106.106
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1050.53
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.153-1 | < 6.12.48-1 | < 6.16.6-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 49b1153adfe18a3cce7e70aa26c690f275917cd0, < b990c8c6ff50649ad3352507398e443b1e3527b2 | ≥ 49b1153adfe18a3cce7e70aa26c690f275917cd0, < 5ff2826c998370bf7f9ae26fe802140d220e3510 | ≥ 49b1153adfe18a3cce7e70aa26c690f275917cd0, < 4bd570f494124608a0696da070f00236a96fb610 | ≥ 49b1153adfe18a3cce7e70aa26c690f275917cd0, < ce3b7766276894d2fbb07e2047a171f9deb965de | ≥ 49b1153adfe18a3cce7e70aa26c690f275917cd0, < 2ee32c4c4f636e474cd8ab7c19a68cf36072ea93 | ≥ 49b1153adfe18a3cce7e70aa26c690f275917cd0, < fafa7450075f41d232bc785a4ebcbf16374f2076 | ≥ 49b1153adfe18a3cce7e70aa26c690f275917cd0, < d7286005e8fde0a430dc180a9f46c088c7d74483 | ≥ 49b1153adfe18a3cce7e70aa26c690f275917cd0, < 44822df89e8f3386871d9cad563ece8e2fd8f0e7 | 2.6.35
- linux_kernel≥ 2.6.35, < 5.4.299 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.243 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.192 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.151 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.105 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.46 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.16.6 | 6.17:rc1 | 6.17:rc2 | 6.17:rc3 | 6.17:rc4
3 vendors · 152 products