NULL pointer dereference in Linux
CVE-2025-21982
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: nuvoton: npcm8xx: Add NULL check in npcm8xx_gpio_fw devm_kasprintf() calls can return null pointers on failure. But the return values were not checked in npcm8xx_gpio_fw(). Add NULL check in npcm8xx_gpio_fw(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.
EPSS: 0.002 (7.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions acf4884a571709cad99f98aabe08b7cacd62dc80, 6.7, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.14
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-21982?
- CVE-2025-21982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21982?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.