# CVE-2025-37800: driver core: fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dev\_uevent()

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5
- Published: 2025-05-08 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 16574dccd8f62dc1b585325f8a6a0aab10047ed8, fixed in abe56be73eb10a677d16066f65ff9d30251f5eee; from 16574dccd8f62dc1b585325f8a6a0aab10047ed8, fixed in 2b344e779d9afd0fcb5ee4000e4d0fc7d8d867eb; from 16574dccd8f62dc1b585325f8a6a0aab10047ed8, fixed in 3781e4b83e174364998855de777e184cf0b62c40; from 16574dccd8f62dc1b585325f8a6a0aab10047ed8, fixed in 18daa52418e7e4629ed1703b64777294209d2622
- Linux: 2.6.22
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.22, fixed in 6.6.89; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.26; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.14.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver core: fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dev_uevent() If userspace reads "uevent" device attribute at the same time as another threads unbinds the device from its driver, change to dev->driver from a valid pointer to NULL may result in crash. Fix this by using READ_ONCE() when fetching the pointer, and take bus' drivers klist lock to make sure driver instance will not disappear while we access it. Use WRITE_ONCE() when setting the driver pointer to ensure there is no tearing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.89, 6.12.26, 6.14.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe56be73eb10a677d16066f65ff9d30251f5eee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b344e779d9afd0fcb5ee4000e4d0fc7d8d867eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3781e4b83e174364998855de777e184cf0b62c40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18daa52418e7e4629ed1703b64777294209d2622

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