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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-KERNELDOC-14135416
  • published27 Nov 2025
  • disclosed29 May 2025

Introduced: 29 May 2025

CVE-2025-37994  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 kernel-doc to version 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2025:20518.

NVD Description

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

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

usb: typec: ucsi: displayport: Fix NULL pointer access

This patch ensures that the UCSI driver waits for all pending tasks in the ucsi_displayport_work workqueue to finish executing before proceeding with the partner removal.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1