NULL pointer dereference in Linux
CVE-2025-22099
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: xlnx: zynqmp_dpsub: Add NULL check in zynqmp_audio_init devm_kasprintf() calls can return null pointers on failure. But some return values were not checked in zynqmp_audio_init(). Add NULL check in zynqmp_audio_init(), avoid referencing null pointers in the subsequent code.
EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th 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 3ec5c15793051c9fe102ed0674c7925a56205385, 6.14, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-22099?
- CVE-2025-22099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-22099?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.