CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-40187

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.59%

45th percentile - higher than 45% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the SCTP protocol in sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce() can dereference a NULL pointer. When the ai_ev variable remains zero, it is passed to sctp_ulpevent_free(), causing a crash.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of system crashes (NULL pointer dereference) during SCTP event handling, potentially leading to denial of service.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that validates the pointer before use.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sctp: fix a null dereference in sctp_disposition sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce() If new_asoc->peer.adaptation_ind=0 and sctp_ulpevent_make_authkey=0 and sctp_ulpevent_make_authkey() returns 0, then the variable ai_ev remains zero and the zero will be dereferenced in the sctp_ulpevent_free() function.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS