CVE-2025-37881

usb: gadget: aspeed: Add NULL pointer check in ast_vhub_init_dev()

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

MITRE
TN

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

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

*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

Local

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
2025-05-09 CVE Updated
2025-05-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a777ccfb9ba8d43f745e41b69ba39d4a506a081e	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8d4faf452a627f9b09c3a5c366133a19e5b7a28	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d26a6093d52904cacdbb75424c323c19b443a890	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36d68151712e525450f0fbb3045e7110f0d9b610	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa7984f69359761b07a7831c1258c0fde1e0389	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/052fb65335befeae8500e88d69ea022266baaf6d	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61006ca381b4d65d2b8ca695ea8da1ce18d6dee3	2025-05-02
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c75f3e6a433d92084ad4e78b029ae680865420f	2025-03-14

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"				< 6.1.136 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.136"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.6.89 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.6.89"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.12.26 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.12.26"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.14.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.14.5"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.15-rc1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.15-rc1"		en		Affected