CVE-2025-22078

low-risk
Published 2025-04-16

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: vchiq_arm: Fix possible NPR of keep-alive thread In case vchiq_platform_conn_state_changed() is never called or fails before driver removal, ka_thread won't be a valid pointer to a task_struct. So do the necessary checks before calling kthread_stop to avoid a crash.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (4)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1817c4b85011998604e5ff9a80a6e01adb7e7e81
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3db89bc6d973e2bcaa852f6409c98c228f39a926
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a915c896f95a989a7759a73f8c064f5dc3775175
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd38395b901327f77a82112f006240de22cf2ceb
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal