Security research · CVE-2025-37881
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: aspeed: Add NULL pointer check in ast_vhub_init_dev() The variable d->name, returned by devm_kaspri
Published May 9, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37881. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
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
- 0.31%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.14.5
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: aspeed: Add NULL pointer check in ast_vhub_init_dev() The variable d->name, returned by devm_kasprintf(), could be NULL. A pointer check is added to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference. This is similar to the fix in commit 3027e7b15b02 ("ice: Fix some null pointer dereference issues in ice_ptp.c"). This issue is found by our static analysis tool
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- vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.14.5patch: 6.14.5
How to fix CVE-2025-37881
Recommended remediation
A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.
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-2025-37881. EPSS is 0.31%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux patch: 6.14.5 patch: 6.14.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.31%. 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 9, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: aspeed: Add NULL pointer check in ast_vhub_init_dev() The variable d->name, returned by devm_kasprintf(), could be NULL. A pointer check is added to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference. This is similar to the fix in commit 3027e7b15b02 ("ice: Fix some null pointer dereference issues in ice_ptp.c"). This issue i
May 11, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: aspeed: Add NULL pointer check in ast_vhub_init_dev() The variable d->name, returned by devm_kasprintf(), could be NULL. A pointer check is added to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference. This is similar to the fix in commit 3027e7b15b02 ("ice: Fix some null pointer dereference issues in ice_ptp.c"). This issue i
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-37881
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-37881
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14109
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: aspeed: Add NULL pointer check in ast_vhub_init_dev() The variable d->name, returned by devm_kasprintf(), could be NULL. A pointer check is added to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference. This i
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
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.