CVE-2025-37801

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-imx: Add check for spi_imx_setupxfer() Add check for the return value of spi_imx_setupxfer(). spi_imx->rx and spi_imx->tx function pointer can be NULL when spi_imx_setupxfer() return error, and make NULL pointer dereference. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Call trace: 0x0 spi_imx_pio_transfer+0x50/0xd8 spi_imx_transfer_one+0x18c/0x858 spi_transfer_one_message+0x43c/0x790 __spi_pump_transfer_message+0x238/0x5d4 __spi_sync+0x2b0/0x454 spi_write_then_read+0x11c/0x200

Impact & exploitability

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

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055ef73bb1afc3f783a9a13b496770a781964a07 ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055ef73bb1afc3f783a9a13b496770a781964a07Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185d376875ea6fb4256b9dc97ee0b4d2b0fdd399Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4479eb462ecb39001b38dfb331fc6028dedac8Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fea0d6d7b5d27fbf55512d51851ba0a346ede52Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/951a04ab3a2db4029debfa48d380ef834b93207ePatch
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html