In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: dell-uart-backlight: fix serdev race
The dell_uart_bl_serdev_probe() function calls devm_serdev_device_open()
before setting the client ops via serdev_device_set_client_ops(). This
ordering can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the serdev controller's
receive_buf handler, as it assumes serdev->ops is valid when
SERPORT_ACTIVE is set.
This is similar to the issue fixed in commit 5e700b384ec1
("platform/chrome: cros_ec_uart: properly fix race condition") where
devm_serdev_device_open() was called before fully initializing the
device.
Fix the race by ensuring client ops are set before enabling the port via
devm_serdev_device_open().
Note, serdev_device_set_baudrate() and serdev_device_set_flow_control()
calls should be after the devm_serdev_device_open() call.
References
Configurations
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History
14 Feb 2025, 15:44
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
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References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b2128aa2d45ab20b22548dcf4b48906298ca7fd - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3a24d923333f75aaece9acb051d676edc0afb75 - Patch | |
CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.7 |
Summary |
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CWE | CWE-476 | |
CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
12 Feb 2025, 14:15
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-02-12 14:15
Updated : 2025-02-14 15:44
NVD link : CVE-2025-21695
Mitre link : CVE-2025-21695
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-21695
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference