What is CVE-2025-22017?

CVE-2025-22017 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and patched in 6.12.21, 6.13.9 and 6.14. CVE-2025-22017 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-22017?

CVE-2025-22017 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-22017?

Yes, CVE-2025-22017 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.21, 6.13.9 and 6.14. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-22017 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-22017 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2025-22017

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: fix xa_alloc_cyclic() error handling In case of returning 1 from xa_alloc_cyclic() (wrapping) ERR_PTR(1) will be returned, which will cause IS_ERR() to be false. Which can lead to dereference not allocated pointer (rel). Fix it by checking if err is lower than zero. This wasn't found in real usecase, only noticed. Credit to Pierre.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-04-08

Last modified 2025-10-28

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2025-22017 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.21, 6.13.9, 6.14 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.21 6.12.x ✓ 6.13.9 6.13.x ✓ 6.14

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-22017 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/466132f6d28a7e47a82501fe1c46b8f90487412e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3b97b7d4bf316c3991e5634c9f4847c2df35478
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8aaa38cfaf6f20afa4db36b6529032fb69165dc
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-22017

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-04-08

Modified 2025-10-28

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22017?

CVE-2025-22017 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and has been patched in 6.12.21, 6.13.9 and 6.14. CVE-2025-22017 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-22017?

CVE-2025-22017 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-22017?

Yes — CVE-2025-22017 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.21, 6.13.9 and 6.14. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-22017 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-22017 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →