CVE-2025-38694
kernel: media: dvb-frontends: dib7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in dib7090p_rw_on_apb()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 4, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the dib7000p module in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference can be triggered because message buffers are not properly validated in the dib7090p_rw_on_apb function in the drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dib7000p.c file, resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference