In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firewire: test: Fix potential null dereference in firewire kunit test
kunit_kzalloc() may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without
NULL check may lead to NULL dereference.
Add a NULL check for test_state.
                
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                    Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Linux Linux linux Kernel | 
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | 
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:45:00 +0000
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| Metrics | threat_severity 
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Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firewire: test: Fix potential null dereference in firewire kunit test kunit_kzalloc() may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add a NULL check for test_state. | |
| Title | firewire: test: Fix potential null dereference in firewire kunit test | |
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-02-27T20:00:53.557Z
Updated: 2025-10-01T19:36:38.768Z
Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.770Z
Link: CVE-2025-21798
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-10-01T16:56:46.136Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2025-02-27T20:16:02.477
Modified: 2025-10-01T20:18:26.890
Link: CVE-2025-21798
 Redhat
                        Redhat