CVE-2025-37801spi: spi-imx: Add check for spi_imx_setupxfer()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-imx: Add check for spi_imx_setupxfer() Add check for the return value of spi_imx_setupxfer(). spi_imx->rx and spi_imx->tx function pointer can be NULL when spi_imx_setupxfer() return error, and make NULL pointer dereference. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 Call trace: 0x0 spi_imx_pio_transfer+0x50/0xd8 spi_imx_transfer_one+0x18c/0x858 spi_transfer_one_message+0x43c/0x790 __spi_pump_transfer_message+0x238/0x5d4 __spi_sync+0x2b0/0x454 spi_write_then_read+0x11c/0x200
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b builds before 2fea0d6d7b5d27fbf55512d51851ba0a346ede52; 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b builds before 2b4479eb462ecb39001b38dfb331fc6028dedac8; 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b builds before 185d376875ea6fb4256b9dc97ee0b4d2b0fdd399; 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b builds before 055ef73bb1afc3f783a9a13b496770a781964a07; from 307c897db762d1e0feee9477276b08f6deca4a5b before 951a04ab3a2db4029debfa48d380ef834b93207e | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 6.1.136; from 6.2 before 6.6.89; from 6.7 before 6.12.26; from 6.13 before 6.14.5; 6.15; 6.15 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fea0d6d7b5d27fbf55512d51851ba0a346ede52patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4479eb462ecb39001b38dfb331fc6028dedac8patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185d376875ea6fb4256b9dc97ee0b4d2b0fdd399patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055ef73bb1afc3f783a9a13b496770a781964a07patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/951a04ab3a2db4029debfa48d380ef834b93207epatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
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