What is CVE-2025-37826?

CVE-2025-37826 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 6.5 onward and patched in 6.12.26, 6.14.5 and 6.15. CVE-2025-37826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-37826?

CVE-2025-37826 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-2025-37826?

Yes, CVE-2025-37826 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.26, 6.14.5 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-37826 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-37826 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-2025-37826

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: core: Add NULL check in ufshcd_mcq_compl_pending_transfer() Add a NULL check for the returned hwq pointer by ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(). This is similar to the fix in commit 74736103fb41 ("scsi: ufs: core: Fix ufshcd_abort_one racing issue").

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-2025-37826 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 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.26, 6.14.5, 6.15 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.5

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.26 6.12.x ✓ 6.14.5 6.14.x ✓ 6.15

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08a966a917fe3d92150fa3cc15793ad5e57051eb

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700128d67d57bb1de4251e563ab85202def36c50

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeab6618037be84e438e9d6ed5d9a53502faf81f

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-37826

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-2025-37826?

CVE-2025-37826 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 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.12.26, 6.14.5 and 6.15. CVE-2025-37826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-37826?

CVE-2025-37826 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-2025-37826?

Yes. CVE-2025-37826 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.26, 6.14.5 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-37826 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-37826 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.