What is CVE-2025-23137?

CVE-2025-23137 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). CVE-2025-23137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-23137?

CVE-2025-23137 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-2025-23137?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2025-23137. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2025-23137 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-23137 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-2025-23137

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq/amd-pstate: Add missing NULL ptr check in amd_pstate_update Check if policy is NULL before dereferencing it in amd_pstate_update.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-04-16

Last modified 2025-06-27

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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-2025-23137 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-23137 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/426db24d4db2e4f0d6720aeb7795eafcb9e82640
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82b6dfff0d6000b14b271f74e43d672d81fb390e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b99c1c63d88c75a4dc5487c3696cda38697b8d35
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-23137

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-04-16

Modified 2025-06-27

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23137?

CVE-2025-23137 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) . CVE-2025-23137 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-23137?

CVE-2025-23137 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-2025-23137?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2025-23137. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2025-23137 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-23137 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 →