CVE-2025-39856
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw-nuss: Fix null pointer dereference for ndev In the TX completion packet stage of TI SoCs with CPSW2G instance, which has single external ethernet port, ndev is accessed without being initialized if no TX packets have been processed. It results into null pointer dereference, causing kernel to crash. Fix this by having a check on the number of TX packets which have been processed.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Affected Products (6)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.16.6
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel
< 6.16.6linux
Timeline
Published
Sep 19, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026