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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-22078

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 c

Published Apr 16, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2025-22078 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
20.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836 <3db89bc6d973e2bcaa852f6409c98c228f39a926

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.

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  • vendor Linux Linux 863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836 <3db89bc6d973e2bcaa852f6409c98c228f39a926863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836 <3db89bc6d973e2bcaa852f6409c98c228f39a926

How to fix CVE-2025-22078

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-22078 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836 <3db89bc6d973e2bcaa852f6409c98c228f39a926 863a756aaf49ed23d25bbb1dad999a85f09e1836 <3db89bc6d973e2bcaa852f6409c98c228f39a926. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 20.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-22078

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-11228

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.