{"id":"CVE-2025-37800","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndriver core: fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dev_uevent()\n\nIf userspace reads \"uevent\" device attribute at the same time as another\nthreads unbinds the device…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndriver core: fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dev_uevent()\n\nIf userspace reads \"uevent\" device attribute at the same time as another\nthreads unbinds the device…","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 6.6.89","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.26","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.14.5","linux_kernel = 6.15"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.14.5"],"published":"2025-05-08","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T22:18:18.253","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37800","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18daa52418e7e4629ed1703b64777294209d2622","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b344e779d9afd0fcb5ee4000e4d0fc7d8d867eb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3781e4b83e174364998855de777e184cf0b62c40","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe56be73eb10a677d16066f65ff9d30251f5eee","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00207,"epssPercentile":0.10735,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-15T21:45:16.837997Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T22:48:25.478Z","slug":"CVE-2025-37800","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndriver core: fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dev_uevent()\n\nIf userspace reads \"uevent\" device attribute at the same time as another\nthreads unbinds the device from its driver, change to dev->driver from a\nvalid pointer to NULL may result in crash. Fix this by using READ_ONCE()\nwhen fetching the pointer, and take bus' drivers klist lock to make sure\ndriver instance will not disappear while we access it.\n\nUse WRITE_ONCE() when setting the driver pointer to ensure there is no\ntearing.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 6.6.89`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.26`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.14.5`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.15`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.14.5`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}