CVE-2025-38630
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: imxfb: Check fb_add_videomode to prevent null-ptr-deref fb_add_videomode() can fail with -ENOMEM when its internal kmalloc() cannot allocate a struct fb_modelist. If that happens, the modelist stays empty but the driver continues to register. Add a check for its return value to prevent poteintial null-ptr-deref, which is similar to the commit 17186f1f90d3 ("fbdev: Fix do_register_framebuffer to prevent null-ptr-deref in fb_videomode_to_var").
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 < 5.4.297
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.241
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.190
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.148
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.102
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.42
- Linux Kernel < 6.15.10
- Linux Kernel < 6.16.1
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/40f0a51f6c54d46a94b9f1180339ede7ca7ee190
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49377bac9e3bec1635065a033c9679214fe7593e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b5d36cc3014986e6fac12eaa8433fe56801d4ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69373502c2b5d364842c702c941d1171e4f35a7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac16154cccda8be10ee3ae188f10a06f3890bc5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cca8f5a3991916729b39d797d01499c335137319
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da11e6a30e0bb8e911288bdc443b3dc8f6a7cac7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f00c29e6755ead56baf2a9c1d3c4c0bb40af3612
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f060441c153495750804133555cf0a211a856892
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40f0a51f6c54d46a94b9f1180339ede7ca7ee190
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49377bac9e3bec1635065a033c9679214fe7593e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b5d36cc3014986e6fac12eaa8433fe56801d4ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69373502c2b5d364842c702c941d1171e4f35a7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac16154cccda8be10ee3ae188f10a06f3890bc5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cca8f5a3991916729b39d797d01499c335137319
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da11e6a30e0bb8e911288bdc443b3dc8f6a7cac7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f00c29e6755ead56baf2a9c1d3c4c0bb40af3612
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f060441c153495750804133555cf0a211a856892
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html