CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39811

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a dereference of an error pointer occurs during cleanup in xe_vm_free_scratch(). To avoid this, clear any scratch_pt error pointer.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could be exploited by a local attacker to cause a system crash (denial of service) or potentially execute code in the kernel context.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Regular system updates are recommended.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/vm: Clear the scratch_pt pointer on error Avoid triggering a dereference of an error pointer on cleanup in xe_vm_free_scratch() by clearing any scratch_pt error pointer. (cherry picked from commit 358ee50ab565f3c8ea32480e9d03127a81ba32f8)

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