Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-22078
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: vchiq_arm: Fix possible NPR of keep-alive thread In case vchiq_platform_conn_state_changed() is never called or fails before driver removal, ka_thread won't be a valid pointer to a task_struct. So do the necessary checks before calling kthread_stop to avoid a crash.
EPSS: 0.002 (8.8th 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 863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836, 6.11, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-22078?
- CVE-2025-22078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-22078?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.