NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting rv package, versions <0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-RV-14067058
  • published20 Nov 2025
  • disclosed11 Nov 2025

Introduced: 11 Nov 2025

NewCVE-2025-21848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 rv to version 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:20518.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rv package and not the rv package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

nfp: bpf: Add check for nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc()

Add check for the return value of nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc() in nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc() to prevent null pointer dereference.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1