Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Allowed

NULL Pointer Dereference

Abstraction: Base · Status: Stable

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

6310 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-JMV5-RCPX-7F7R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-04 15:31 – Updated: 2026-05-05 21:31
VLAI
Details

A NULL pointer dereference in mod_dav_lock in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier may allow an attacker to crash the server with a malicious request.mod_dav_lock is not used internally by mod_dav or mod_dav_fs.

The only known use-case for mod_dav_lock was mod_dav_svn from Apache Subversion earlier than version 1.2.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.66, which fixes this issue, or remove mod_dav_lock.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-29169"
  ],
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      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-04T15:16:03Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A NULL pointer dereference in mod_dav_lock in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier may allow an attacker to crash the server with a malicious request.mod_dav_lock is not used internally by mod_dav or mod_dav_fs.\n\nThe only known use-case for mod_dav_lock was mod_dav_svn from Apache Subversion earlier than version 1.2.0.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.66, which fixes this issue, or remove mod_dav_lock.",
  "id": "GHSA-jmv5-rcpx-7f7r",
  "modified": "2026-05-05T21:31:26Z",
  "published": "2026-05-04T15:31:15Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29169"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/20"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/12"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-JP54-PQVH-VCWQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:29 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:29
VLAI
Details

The read_CodersInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted 7z file, related to the _7z_folder struct.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-8922"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-09-20T14:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The read_CodersInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted 7z file, related to the _7z_folder struct.",
  "id": "GHSA-jp54-pqvh-vcwq",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:29:13Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:29:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8922"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/513"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8922.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91312"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-JP57-4W2P-W9X6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-29 15:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/radeon: check bo_va->bo is non-NULL before using it

The call to radeon_vm_clear_freed might clear bo_va->bo, so we have to check it before dereferencing it.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-41060"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
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    "nvd_published_at": "2024-07-29T15:15:14Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/radeon: check bo_va-\u003ebo is non-NULL before using it\n\nThe call to radeon_vm_clear_freed might clear bo_va-\u003ebo, so\nwe have to check it before dereferencing it.",
  "id": "GHSA-jp57-4w2p-w9x6",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:00Z",
  "published": "2024-07-29T15:30:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41060"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fb15dcbcf4f212930350eaee174bb60ed40a536"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a500b3a5f0a58c6f99039091fbd715f64f2f8af"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2b201f83971df03c8e81a480b2f2846ae8ce1a3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9100f17428cb733c4f6fbb132d98bed76318342"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8d3c53c6f1cccea9c03113f06dd39521c228831"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f13c96e0e325a057c03f8a47734adb360e112efe"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html"
    }
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-JP98-MPWX-MPXJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-22 21:30 – Updated: 2025-09-22 21:30
VLAI
Details

Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to trigger NULL pointer dereference kernel exceptions.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-46711"
  ],
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      "CWE-476"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-22T11:15:35Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Software installed and run as a non-privileged user may conduct improper GPU system calls to trigger NULL pointer dereference kernel exceptions.",
  "id": "GHSA-jp98-mpwx-mpxj",
  "modified": "2025-09-22T21:30:21Z",
  "published": "2025-09-22T21:30:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46711"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.imaginationtech.com/gpu-driver-vulnerabilities"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-JP9P-8GWP-X6CF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-03 18:30 – Updated: 2025-01-27 15:30
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

HID: nvidia-shield: Add missing null pointer checks to LED initialization

devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity.

[jkosina@suse.com: tweak changelog a bit]

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-26770"
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      "CWE-476"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-03T17:15:52Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nHID: nvidia-shield: Add missing null pointer checks to LED initialization\n\ndevm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory\nwhich can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful\nby checking the pointer validity.\n\n[jkosina@suse.com: tweak changelog a bit]",
  "id": "GHSA-jp9p-8gwp-x6cf",
  "modified": "2025-01-27T15:30:56Z",
  "published": "2024-04-03T18:30:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26770"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83527a13740f57b45f162e3af4c7db4b88521100"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6eda11c44dc89a681e1c105f0f4660e69b1e183"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e71cc4a1e584293deafff1a7dea614b0210d0443"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-JPGG-CP2X-QRW3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-28 00:30 – Updated: 2026-01-23 22:35
VLAI
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: ecnepsnai/web vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-5gjg-jgh4-gppm. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

Web Sockets do not execute any AuthenticateMethod methods which may be set, leading to a nil pointer dereference if the returned UserData pointer is assumed to be non-nil, or authentication bypass. This issue only affects WebSockets with an AuthenticateMethod hook. Request handlers that do not explicitly use WebSockets are not vulnerable.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/ecnepsnai/web"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.4.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.5.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
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  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-12-30T18:54:08Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-12-27T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "## Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-5gjg-jgh4-gppm. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n## Original Description\nWeb Sockets do not execute any AuthenticateMethod methods which may be set, leading to a nil pointer dereference if the returned UserData pointer is assumed to be non-nil, or authentication bypass. This issue only affects WebSockets with an AuthenticateMethod hook. Request handlers that do not explicitly use WebSockets are not vulnerable.",
  "id": "GHSA-jpgg-cp2x-qrw3",
  "modified": "2026-01-23T22:35:48Z",
  "published": "2022-12-28T00:30:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4236"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ecnepsnai/web/commit/5a78f8d5c41ce60dcf9f61aaf47a7a8dc3e0002f"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ecnepsnai/web"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0107"
    }
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Duplicate Advisory: ecnepsnai/web vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption",
  "withdrawn": "2026-01-23T22:35:48Z"
}

GHSA-JPM5-7XH4-QGJV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 22:01 – Updated: 2022-06-29 00:00
VLAI
Details

Varnish varnish-modules before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) in some configurations. This does not affect organizations that only install the Varnish Cache product; however, it is common to install both Varnish Cache and varnish-modules. Specifically, an assertion failure or NULL pointer dereference can be triggered in Varnish Cache through the varnish-modules header.append() and header.copy() functions. For some Varnish Configuration Language (VCL) files, this gives remote clients an opportunity to cause a Varnish Cache restart. A restart reduces overall availability and performance due to an increased number of cache misses, and may cause higher load on backend servers.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-28543"
  ],
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      "CWE-476"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-03-16T15:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Varnish varnish-modules before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) in some configurations. This does not affect organizations that only install the Varnish Cache product; however, it is common to install both Varnish Cache and varnish-modules. Specifically, an assertion failure or NULL pointer dereference can be triggered in Varnish Cache through the varnish-modules header.append() and header.copy() functions. For some Varnish Configuration Language (VCL) files, this gives remote clients an opportunity to cause a Varnish Cache restart. A restart reduces overall availability and performance due to an increased number of cache misses, and may cause higher load on backend servers.",
  "id": "GHSA-jpm5-7xh4-qgjv",
  "modified": "2022-06-29T00:00:49Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T22:01:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28543"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPFBRQUJNWHCB3GQHSSAPRLQU6Q6PY43"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://varnish-cache.org/security/VSV00006.html"
    }
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-JPMQ-5HPP-XF83

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-09 09:33 – Updated: 2025-11-17 15:30
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: handle amdgpu_cgs_create_device() errors in amd_powerplay_create()

Add error handling to propagate amdgpu_cgs_create_device() failures to the caller. When amdgpu_cgs_create_device() fails, release hwmgr and return -ENOMEM to prevent null pointer dereference.

[v1]->[v2]: Change error code from -EINVAL to -ENOMEM. Free hwmgr.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-37852"
  ],
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      "CWE-476"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-05-09T07:16:06Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/amdgpu: handle amdgpu_cgs_create_device() errors in amd_powerplay_create()\n\nAdd error handling to propagate amdgpu_cgs_create_device() failures\nto the caller. When amdgpu_cgs_create_device() fails, release hwmgr\nand return -ENOMEM to prevent null pointer dereference.\n\n[v1]-\u003e[v2]: Change error code from -EINVAL to -ENOMEM. Free hwmgr.",
  "id": "GHSA-jpmq-5hpp-xf83",
  "modified": "2025-11-17T15:30:31Z",
  "published": "2025-05-09T09:33:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37852"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1435e895d4fc967d64e9f5bf81e992ac32f5ac76"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc4380f34613eaae997b3ed263bd1cb3d0fd0075"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8693e1bae9c08233a2f535c3f412e157df32b33"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html"
    }
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    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-JPR2-8H3G-8RC7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:41 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:41
VLAI
Details

Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-21057"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-02-11T20:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by a null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.",
  "id": "GHSA-jpr2-8h3g-8rc7",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:41:59Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:41:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21057"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-09.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-JPRX-MPRP-6QVX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-16 15:34 – Updated: 2025-05-06 18:30
VLAI
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/9p: fix NULL pointer dereference on mkdir

When a 9p tree was mounted with option 'posixacl', parent directory had a default ACL set for its subdirectories, e.g.:

setfacl -m default:group:simpsons:rwx parentdir

then creating a subdirectory crashed 9p client, as v9fs_fid_add() call in function v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl() sets the passed 'fid' pointer to NULL (since dafbe689736) even though the subsequent v9fs_set_create_acl() call expects a valid non-NULL 'fid' pointer:

[ 37.273191] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 ... [ 37.322338] Call Trace: [ 37.323043] [ 37.323621] ? __die (arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:421 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:434) [ 37.324448] ? page_fault_oops (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:714) [ 37.325532] ? search_module_extables (kernel/module/main.c:3733) [ 37.326742] ? p9_client_walk (net/9p/client.c:1165) 9pnet [ 37.328006] ? search_bpf_extables (kernel/bpf/core.c:804) [ 37.329142] ? exc_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:686 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1488 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1538) [ 37.330196] ? asm_exc_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:574) [ 37.331330] ? p9_client_walk (net/9p/client.c:1165) 9pnet [ 37.332562] ? v9fs_fid_xattr_get (fs/9p/xattr.c:30) 9p [ 37.333824] v9fs_fid_xattr_set (fs/9p/fid.h:23 fs/9p/xattr.c:121) 9p [ 37.335077] v9fs_set_acl (fs/9p/acl.c:276) 9p [ 37.336112] v9fs_set_create_acl (fs/9p/acl.c:307) 9p [ 37.337326] v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl (fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c:411) 9p [ 37.338590] vfs_mkdir (fs/namei.c:4313) [ 37.339535] do_mkdirat (fs/namei.c:4336) [ 37.340465] __x64_sys_mkdir (fs/namei.c:4354) [ 37.341455] do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83) [ 37.342447] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)

Fix this by simply swapping the sequence of these two calls in v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(), i.e. calling v9fs_set_create_acl() before v9fs_fid_add().

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-22070"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-16T15:16:01Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/9p: fix NULL pointer dereference on mkdir\n\nWhen a 9p tree was mounted with option \u0027posixacl\u0027, parent directory had a\ndefault ACL set for its subdirectories, e.g.:\n\n  setfacl -m default:group:simpsons:rwx parentdir\n\nthen creating a subdirectory crashed 9p client, as v9fs_fid_add() call in\nfunction v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl() sets the passed \u0027fid\u0027 pointer to NULL\n(since dafbe689736) even though the subsequent v9fs_set_create_acl() call\nexpects a valid non-NULL \u0027fid\u0027 pointer:\n\n  [   37.273191] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000\n  ...\n  [   37.322338] Call Trace:\n  [   37.323043]  \u003cTASK\u003e\n  [   37.323621] ? __die (arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:421 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:434)\n  [   37.324448] ? page_fault_oops (arch/x86/mm/fault.c:714)\n  [   37.325532] ? search_module_extables (kernel/module/main.c:3733)\n  [   37.326742] ? p9_client_walk (net/9p/client.c:1165) 9pnet\n  [   37.328006] ? search_bpf_extables (kernel/bpf/core.c:804)\n  [   37.329142] ? exc_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:686 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1488 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1538)\n  [   37.330196] ? asm_exc_page_fault (./arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:574)\n  [   37.331330] ? p9_client_walk (net/9p/client.c:1165) 9pnet\n  [   37.332562] ? v9fs_fid_xattr_get (fs/9p/xattr.c:30) 9p\n  [   37.333824] v9fs_fid_xattr_set (fs/9p/fid.h:23 fs/9p/xattr.c:121) 9p\n  [   37.335077] v9fs_set_acl (fs/9p/acl.c:276) 9p\n  [   37.336112] v9fs_set_create_acl (fs/9p/acl.c:307) 9p\n  [   37.337326] v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl (fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c:411) 9p\n  [   37.338590] vfs_mkdir (fs/namei.c:4313)\n  [   37.339535] do_mkdirat (fs/namei.c:4336)\n  [   37.340465] __x64_sys_mkdir (fs/namei.c:4354)\n  [   37.341455] do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83)\n  [   37.342447] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)\n\nFix this by simply swapping the sequence of these two calls in\nv9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(), i.e. calling v9fs_set_create_acl() before\nv9fs_fid_add().",
  "id": "GHSA-jprx-mprp-6qvx",
  "modified": "2025-05-06T18:30:36Z",
  "published": "2025-04-16T15:34:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22070"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2139dea5c53e3bb63ac49a6901c85e525a80ee8a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f61ac7c65bdb26accb52f9db66313597e759821"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6517b395cb1e43fbf3962dd93e6fb4a5e5ab100e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8522051c58d68146b93e8a5ba9987e83b3d64e7b"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation MIT-56
Implementation

For any pointers that could have been modified or provided from a function that can return NULL, check the pointer for NULL before use. When working with a multithreaded or otherwise asynchronous environment, ensure that proper locking APIs are used to lock before the check, and unlock when it has finished [REF-1484].

Mitigation
Requirements

Select a programming language that is not susceptible to these issues.

Mitigation
Implementation

Check the results of all functions that return a value and verify that the value is non-null before acting upon it.

Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Identify all variables and data stores that receive information from external sources, and apply input validation to make sure that they are only initialized to expected values.

Mitigation
Implementation

Explicitly initialize all variables and other data stores, either during declaration or just before the first usage.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.