usb: gadget: aspeed: Add NULL pointer check in ast_vhub_init_dev()
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: usb: gadget: aspeed: Add NULL pointer check in ast_vhub_init_dev() The variable d->name, returned by devm_kasprintf(), could be NULL. A pointer check is added to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference. This is similar to the fix in commit 3027e7b15b02 ("ice: Fix some null pointer dereference issues in ice_ptp.c"). This issue is found by our static analysis tool
Why it matters now
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 | 4.18 and later | 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5, 6.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.18 and later Fixed in 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5, 6.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.18 to before 5.4.293; 5.5 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.136; 6.2 to before 6.6.89; 6.7 to before 6.12.26; 6.13 to before 6.14.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.18 to before 5.4.293; 5.5 to before 5.10.237; 5.11 to before 5.15.181; 5.16 to before 6.1.136; 6.2 to before 6.6.89; 6.7 to before 6.12.26; 6.13 to before 6.14.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5, 6.15
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
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-2025-37881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23wv-q9m5-hq8q
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a777ccfb9ba8d43f745e41b69ba39d4a506a081e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8d4faf452a627f9b09c3a5c366133a19e5b7a28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d26a6093d52904cacdbb75424c323c19b443a890
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36d68151712e525450f0fbb3045e7110f0d9b610
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa7984f69359761b07a7831c1258c0fde1e0389
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/052fb65335befeae8500e88d69ea022266baaf6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61006ca381b4d65d2b8ca695ea8da1ce18d6dee3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c75f3e6a433d92084ad4e78b029ae680865420f
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Sources
- CVE-2025-37881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-37881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-23wv-q9m5-hq8q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-37881 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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