NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2025-38123

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: t7xx: Fix napi rx poll issue When driver handles the napi rx polling requests, the netdev might have been released by the dellink logic triggered by the disconnect operation on user plane. However, in the logic of processing skb in polling, an invalid netdev is still being used, which causes a panic. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000f1 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI RIP: 0010:dev_gro_receive+0x3a/0x620 [...] Call Trace: <IRQ> ? __die_body+0x68/0xb0 ? page_fault_oops+0x379/0x3e0 ? exc_page_fault+0x4f/0xa0 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 ? __pfx_t7xx_ccmni_recv_skb+0x10/0x10 [mtk_t7xx (HASH:1400 7)] ? dev_gro_receive+0x3a/0x620 napi_gro_receive+0xad/0x170 t7xx_ccmni_recv_skb+0x48/0x70 [mtk_t7xx (HASH:1400 7)] t7xx_dpmaif_napi_rx_poll+0x590/0x800 [mtk_t7xx (HASH:1400 7)] net_rx_action+0x103/0x470 irq_exit_rcu+0x13a/0x310 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x56/0x90 </IRQ>

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.2% 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-2025-38123: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38123?
CVE-2025-38123 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-38123?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.