mfd: ene-kb3930: Fix a potential NULL pointer dereference
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mfd: ene-kb3930: Fix a potential NULL pointer dereference The off_gpios could be NULL. Add missing check in the kb3930_probe(). This is similar to the issue fixed in commit b1ba8bcb2d1f ("backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference"). This was detected by our static analysis tool.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00216 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135 +5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10 and later | 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10 and later Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.135; 6.2 to before 6.6.88; 6.7 to before 6.12.24; 6.13 to before 6.13.12; 6.14 to before 6.14.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.135; 6.2 to before 6.6.88; 6.7 to before 6.12.24; 6.13 to before 6.13.12; 6.14 to before 6.14.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, 6.12.24, 6.13.12, 6.14.3, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23146
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43jc-vxjx-v42r
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc88993ee3fa8365ff6a5d6514702f70ba6863a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ee23c2514a22a9c2bb39a540cbe1c9acb27d0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2edb5b29b197d90b4d08cd45e911c0bcf24cb895
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea07760676bba49319d553af80c239da053b5fb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b47df6498f223c8956bfe0d994a0e42a520dfcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1758417310d2cc77e52cd15103497e52e2614f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76d0f4199bc5b51acb7b96c6663a8953543733ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdf1d2a816a93fa02f7b6b5492dc7f55af2a199
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Sources
- CVE-2025-23146 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-23146 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-43jc-vxjx-v42r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-23146 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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