Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2025
CVE-2025-38694
media: dvb-frontends: dib7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in dib7090p_rw_on_apb()
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: dvb-frontends: dib7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in dib7090p_rw_on_apb()
In dib7090p_rw_on_apb, 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 issue occurs when access
msg[1].buf[0] and msg[1].buf[1].
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 bc07cae4f36bb18d5b6a9ed835c1278ca44ec82e; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before ce8b7c711b9c4f040b5419729d0972db8e374324; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before 529fd5593b721e6f4370c591f5086649ed149ff6; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before c33280d6bd668dbdc5a5f07887cc63a52ab4789c; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before 09906650484a09b3a4d4b3d3065395856810becd; 713d54a8bd812229410a1902cd9b332a2a27af9f before 0bb32863426afe0badac25c28d59021f211d0f48; +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-2025-38694
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38694
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09906650484a09b3a4d4b3d3065395856810becd
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bb32863426afe0badac25c28d59021f211d0f48
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19eb5d8e6aa1169d368a4d69aae5572950deb89d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/529fd5593b721e6f4370c591f5086649ed149ff6
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f744d6cdde81d7382e183f77a4080a39b206cd
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc07cae4f36bb18d5b6a9ed835c1278ca44ec82e
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