CVE-2025-71313
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: endpoint: Add missing NULL check for alloc_workqueue() alloc_workqueue() can return NULL on memory allocation failure. Without proper error checking, this may lead to a NULL pointer dereference when queue_work() is later called with the NULL workqueue pointer in epf_ntb_epc_init(). Add a NULL check immediately after alloc_workqueue() and return -ENOMEM on failure to prevent the driver from loading with an invalid workqueue pointer.
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
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.4
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/03f336a869b3a3f119d3ae52ac9723739c7fb7b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/314eab6740bcda504ef978be599f805de05ce6de
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03f336a869b3a3f119d3ae52ac9723739c7fb7b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11e78304b0113d3a122dc2c37426adc34c809645
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f62f8be57882c26f8bede0cab293d013964208f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/314eab6740bcda504ef978be599f805de05ce6de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b9e706d226329d1374c0c1b80222e75ae9d8cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/829ccfb22950c430f2bf5b40465510c210afb4d5