CVE-2025-23146
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: ene-kb3930: Fix a potential NULL pointer dereference The off_gpios could be NULL. Add missing check in the kb3930_probe(). This is similar to the issue fixed in commit b1ba8bcb2d1f ("backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference"). This was detected by our static analysis tool.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.237
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.181
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.135
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.88
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.24
- Linux Kernel < 6.13.12
- Linux Kernel < 6.14.3
- Debian Linux 11.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2edb5b29b197d90b4d08cd45e911c0bcf24cb895
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdf1d2a816a93fa02f7b6b5492dc7f55af2a199
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc88993ee3fa8365ff6a5d6514702f70ba6863a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76d0f4199bc5b51acb7b96c6663a8953543733ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b47df6498f223c8956bfe0d994a0e42a520dfcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ee23c2514a22a9c2bb39a540cbe1c9acb27d0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1758417310d2cc77e52cd15103497e52e2614f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea07760676bba49319d553af80c239da053b5fb1
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2edb5b29b197d90b4d08cd45e911c0bcf24cb895
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdf1d2a816a93fa02f7b6b5492dc7f55af2a199
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc88993ee3fa8365ff6a5d6514702f70ba6863a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76d0f4199bc5b51acb7b96c6663a8953543733ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b47df6498f223c8956bfe0d994a0e42a520dfcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ee23c2514a22a9c2bb39a540cbe1c9acb27d0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1758417310d2cc77e52cd15103497e52e2614f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea07760676bba49319d553af80c239da053b5fb1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html