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CVE-2025-37881

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

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 9, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

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").

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Statement

The bug could happen if out of memory (that is unexpected condition in Linux or if happen, then system already unstable). The Red Hat Enterprise Linux (or Fedora) not affected, but vulnerable code not introduced yet.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference