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CVE-2025-21982 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: nuvoton: npcm8xx: Add NULL check in npcm8xx_gpio_fw devm_kasprintf() calls can return null pointers on failure. But the return values were not checked in npcm8xx_gpio_fw(). Add NULL check in npcm8xx_gpio_fw(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a08a86e5aff8e65368ccd463348fdda26100821 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a585f6ea42ec259a9a57e3e2580fa527c92187d0 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acf40ab42799e4ae1397ee6f5c5941092d66f999 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
6.7
Up to (excluding)
6.12.20
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
6.13
Up to (excluding)
6.13.8
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-21982
NVD Published Date:
04/01/2025
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
kernel.org