Vulnerability · CVE-2025-37831
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL whe
Published May 8, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37831. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
- Severity
- None0.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.19%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux 6286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.
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- vendor Linux Linux 6286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f756286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75
How to fix CVE-2025-37831
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37831. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 6286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75 6286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. 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.
May 8, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.
May 11, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-37831
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-37831
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13957
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() does not chec
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.