What is CVE-2025-37811?

CVE-2025-37811 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 5.15.179 onward and patched in 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89 and others. CVE-2025-37811 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-37811?

CVE-2025-37811 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-2025-37811?

Yes, CVE-2025-37811 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.179 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-37811 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-37811 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-2025-37811

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: chipidea: ci_hdrc_imx: fix usbmisc handling usbmisc is an optional device property so it is totally valid for the corresponding data->usbmisc_data to have a NULL value. Check that before dereferencing the pointer. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static analysis tool.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-08

Last modified 2025-11-12

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-2025-37811 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 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.72, 6.12.10, 6.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5, 6.15 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15.179 ≥ 6.1.129 ≥ 6.6.72 ≥ 6.12.10 ≥ 6.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.181 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.136 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.89 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.26 6.12.x ✓ 6.14.5 6.14.x ✓ 6.15

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ee460498ced49196149197c9f6d29a10e5e0798

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/121e9f80ea5478bca3a8f3f26593fd66f87da649

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aa87bd825377f5073b76701780a902cd0fc725a

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e28f79e3dffa52d327b46d1a78dac16efb5810b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8060b719676e8c0e5a2222c2977ba0458d9d9535

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-37811

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-08

Modified 2025-11-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-37811?

CVE-2025-37811 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 5.15.179 onward and has been patched in 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89 and others. CVE-2025-37811 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-37811?

CVE-2025-37811 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-2025-37811?

Yes. CVE-2025-37811 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.181, 6.1.136, 6.6.89 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.179 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-37811 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-37811 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.