{"id":"CVE-2025-37801","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nspi: spi-imx: Add check for spi_imx_setupxfer()\n\nAdd check for the return value of spi_imx_setupxfer().\nspi_imx->rx and spi_imx->tx function pointer can be NULL when\nsp…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nspi: spi-imx: Add check for spi_imx_setupxfer()\n\nAdd check for the return value of spi_imx_setupxfer().\nspi_imx->rx and spi_imx->tx function pointer can be NULL when\nsp…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 6.1.136","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 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":"2026-10-15T22:18:18.417","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37801","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055ef73bb1afc3f783a9a13b496770a781964a07","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185d376875ea6fb4256b9dc97ee0b4d2b0fdd399","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4479eb462ecb39001b38dfb331fc6028dedac8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fea0d6d7b5d27fbf55512d51851ba0a346ede52","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/951a04ab3a2db4029debfa48d380ef834b93207e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-37801.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-37801"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2365035"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-37801"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37801"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025050813-CVE-2025-37801-94fa@gregkh/T"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00214,"epssPercentile":0.11637,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-15T21:45:18.978744Z"},"scores":{"nvd":7.8,"vendor":4.4,"cna":7.8},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T22:48:25.479Z","slug":"CVE-2025-37801","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nspi: spi-imx: Add check for spi_imx_setupxfer()\n\nAdd check for the return value of spi_imx_setupxfer().\nspi_imx->rx and spi_imx->tx function pointer can be NULL when\nspi_imx_setupxfer() return error, and make NULL pointer dereference.\n\n Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000\n Call trace:\n  0x0\n  spi_imx_pio_transfer+0x50/0xd8\n  spi_imx_transfer_one+0x18c/0x858\n  spi_transfer_one_message+0x43c/0x790\n  __spi_pump_transfer_message+0x238/0x5d4\n  __spi_sync+0x2b0/0x454\n  spi_write_then_read+0x11c/0x200\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 6.1.136`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 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`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-10-16 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-37801.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":230029,"id":"CVE-2025-37801","ts":1793124771176,"field":"cvss","old":"4.4","new":"7.8"},{"seq":230028,"id":"CVE-2025-37801","ts":1793124771176,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"high"},{"seq":223779,"id":"CVE-2025-37801","ts":1792238418975,"field":"cvss","old":"7.8","new":"4.4"},{"seq":223778,"id":"CVE-2025-37801","ts":1792238418975,"field":"severity","old":"high","new":"medium"}]}