Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2025
CVE-2025-38693
media: dvb-frontends: w7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in w7090p_tuner_write_serpar and w7090p_tuner_read_serpar
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: dvb-frontends: w7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in w7090p_tuner_write_serpar and w7090p_tuner_read_serpar
In w7090p_tuner_write_serpar, msg is controlled by user. When msg[0].buf is null and msg[0].len is zero, former checks on msg[0].buf would be passed. If accessing msg[0].buf[2] without sanity check, null pointer deref would happen. We add
check on msg[0].len to prevent crash.
Similar commit: commit 0ed554fd769a ("media: dvb-usb: az6027: fix null-ptr-deref in az6027_i2c_xfer()")
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.39 before 5.4.297; 5.5 before 5.10.241; 5.11 before 5.15.190; 5.16 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.43; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before 7a41ecfc3415ebe3b4c44f96b3337691dcf431a3; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before b3d77a3fc71c084575d3df4ec6544b3fb6ce587d; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before 17b30e5ded062bd74f8ca6f317e1d415a8680665; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before 454a443eaa792c8865c861a282fe6d4f596abc3a; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before 6bbaec6a036940e22318f0454b50b8000845ab59; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before f98132a59ccc59a8b97987363bc99c8968934756; +4 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38693
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38693
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17b30e5ded062bd74f8ca6f317e1d415a8680665
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39b06b93f24dff923c4183d564ed28c039150554
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454a443eaa792c8865c861a282fe6d4f596abc3a
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bbaec6a036940e22318f0454b50b8000845ab59
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a41ecfc3415ebe3b4c44f96b3337691dcf431a3
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99690a494d91a0dc86cebd628da4c62c40552bcb
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