NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2025-37826

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: core: Add NULL check in ufshcd_mcq_compl_pending_transfer() Add a NULL check for the returned hwq pointer by ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(). This is similar to the fix in commit 74736103fb41 ("scsi: ufs: core: Fix ufshcd_abort_one racing issue").

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-37826: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions ab248643d3d68b30f95ee9c238a5a20a06891204, 6.5, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37826?
CVE-2025-37826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-37826?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.