{"id":"CVE-2025-37800","revision":"edf7076a0a2247a3a6a1c5981ede7d9e","records":[{"revision":"edf7076a0a2247a3a6a1c5981ede7d9e","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-37800","aliases":[],"title":"driver core: fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dev_uevent()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndriver core: fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dev_uevent()\n\nIf userspace reads \"uevent\" device attribute at the same time as another\nthreads unbinds the device from its driver, change to dev->driver from a\nvalid pointer to NULL may result in crash. Fix this by using READ_ONCE()\nwhen fetching the pointer, and take bus' drivers klist lock to make sure\ndriver instance will not disappear while we access it.\n\nUse WRITE_ONCE() when setting the driver pointer to ensure there is no\ntearing.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-05-08T06:26:01.125+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T21:52:00.191+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/base/base.h\",\n                        \"drivers/base/bus.c\",\n                        \"drivers/base/core.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"16574dccd8f62dc1b585325f8a6a0aab10047ed8\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"abe56be73eb10a677d16066f65ff9d30251f5eee\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"16574dccd8f62dc1b585325f8a6a0aab10047ed8\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"2b344e779d9afd0fcb5ee4000e4d0fc7d8d867eb\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"16574dccd8f62dc1b585325f8a6a0aab10047ed8\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"3781e4b83e174364998855de777e184cf0b62c40\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"16574dccd8f62dc1b585325f8a6a0aab10047ed8\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"18daa52418e7e4629ed1703b64777294209d2622\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/base/base.h\",\n                        \"drivers/base/bus.c\",\n                        \"drivers/base/core.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2.6.22\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"2.6.22\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.6.89\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.26\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.14.5\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.14.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.15\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":7.1,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe56be73eb10a677d16066f65ff9d30251f5eee","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b344e779d9afd0fcb5ee4000e4d0fc7d8d867eb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3781e4b83e174364998855de777e184cf0b62c40","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18daa52418e7e4629ed1703b64777294209d2622"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-37800","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2025-37800","identifiers":["CVE-2025-37800"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}