What is CVE-2025-39755?

CVE-2025-39755 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 6.13 onward and patched in 6.13.11, 6.14.2 and 6.15. CVE-2025-39755 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-39755?

CVE-2025-39755 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-2025-39755?

Yes, CVE-2025-39755 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.13.11, 6.14.2 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 6.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-39755 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-39755 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-2025-39755

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: gpib: Fix cb7210 pcmcia Oops The pcmcia_driver struct was still only using the old .name initialization in the drv field. This led to a NULL pointer deref Oops in strcmp called from pcmcia_register_driver. Initialize the pcmcia_driver struct name field.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-04-18

Last modified 2025-10-01

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-2025-39755 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 6.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.13.11, 6.14.2, 6.15 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.13

Fixed in

✓ 6.13.11 6.13.x ✓ 6.14.2 6.14.x ✓ 6.15

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ec50077d7f6647cb6ba3a2a20a6c26f51259c7d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1baf6528bcfd6a86842093ff3f8ff8caf309c12

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c82ae06f49e70d1c14ee9c76c392345856d050c9

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-39755

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-04-18

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-39755?

CVE-2025-39755 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 6.13 onward and has been patched in 6.13.11, 6.14.2 and 6.15. CVE-2025-39755 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-39755?

CVE-2025-39755 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-2025-39755?

Yes. CVE-2025-39755 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.13.11, 6.14.2 and 6.15. If you are running Linux kernel 6.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-39755 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-39755 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.