CVE-2025-37862

HID: pidff: Fix null pointer dereference in pidff_find_fields

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: pidff: Fix null pointer dereference in pidff_find_fields This function triggered a null pointer dereference if used to search for
a report that isn't implemented on the device. This happened both for
optional and required reports alike. The same logic was applied to pidff_find_special_field and although
pidff_init_fields should return an error earlier if one of the required
reports is missing, future modifications could change this logic and
resurface this possible null pointer dereference again. LKML bug report:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAL-gK7f5=R0nrrQdPtaZZr1fd-cdAMbDMuZ_NLA8vM0SX+nGSw@mail.gmail.com

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: pidff: Fix null pointer dereference in pidff_find_fields This function triggered a null pointer dereference if used to search for a report that isn't implemented on the device. This happened both for optional and required reports alike. The same logic was applied to pidff_find_special_field and although pidff_init_fields should return an error earlier if one of the required reports is missing, future modifications could change this logic and resurface this possible null pointer dereference again. LKML bug report: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAL-gK7f5=R0nrrQdPtaZZr1fd-cdAMbDMuZ_NLA8vM0SX+nGSw@mail.gmail.com

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
2025-05-09 CVE Published
2025-05-26 CVE Updated
2025-07-16 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44a1b8b2027afbb37e418993fb23561bdb9efb38	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d230becb9d38b7325c5c38d051693e4c26b1829b	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4449e4f03326fbd2136e67bfcc1e6ffe61541d	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddb147885225d768025f6818df533d30edf3e102	2025-04-25
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be706a48bb7896d4130edc82811233d1d62158e7	2025-04-25
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f4d77710e1c38f4a2bd26c88c4878b5b5e817a	2025-04-20
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a507184f9307e19cb441b897c49e7843c94e56b	2025-04-20
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e368698da79af821f18c099520deab1219c2044b	2025-04-20
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22a05462c3d0eee15154faf8d13c49e6295270a5	2025-02-03

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.4.293 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.4.293"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.10.237 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.10.237"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.15.181 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.15.181"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.1.135 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.135"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.6.88 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.6.88"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.12.24 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.12.24"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.13.12 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.13.12"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.14.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.14.3"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.15"		en		Affected