NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openharmony/kernel_liteos_a package, versions [,5.0.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENHARMONYKERNELLITEOSA-10500759
  • published26 Jun 2025
  • disclosed6 May 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 May 2025

CVE-2025-25218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openharmony/kernel_liteos_a to version 5.0.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference through the handling of specific inputs. An attacker can cause the application to crash by sending crafted inputs that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1