Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: cros-ec-tunnel: defer...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i2c: cros-ec-tunnel: defer probe if parent EC is not present
When i2c-cros-ec-tunnel and the EC driver are built-in, the EC parent
device will not be found, leading to NULL pointer dereference.
That can also be reproduced by unbinding the controller driver and then
loading i2c-cros-ec-tunnel module (or binding the device).
[ 271.991245] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000058
[ 271.998215] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 272.003351] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 272.008485] PGD 0 P4D 0
[ 272.011022] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 272.015207] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 3859 Comm: insmod Tainted: G S 6.15.0-rc1-00004-g44722359ed83 #30 PREEMPT(full) 3c7fb39a552e7d949de2ad921a7d6588d3a4fdc5
[ 272.030312] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC
[ 272.034233] Hardware name: HP Berknip/Berknip, BIOS Google_Berknip.13434.356.0 05/17/2021
[ 272.042400] RIP: 0010:ec_i2c_probe+0x2b/0x1c0 [i2c_cros_ec_tunnel]
[ 272.048577] Code: 1f 44 00 00 41 57 41 56 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 10 65 48 8b 05 06 a0 6c e7 48 89 44 24 08 4c 8d 7f 10 48 8b 47 50 4c 8b 60 78 <49> 83 7c 24 58 00 0f 84 2f 01 00 00 48 89 fb be 30 06 00 00 4c 9
[ 272.067317] RSP: 0018:ffffa32082a03940 EFLAGS: 00010282
[ 272.072541] RAX: ffff969580b6a810 RBX: ffff969580b68c10 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 272.079672] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000282 RDI: ffff969580b68c00
[ 272.086804] RBP: 00000000fffffdfb R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 272.093936] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffffffc0600000 R12: 0000000000000000
[ 272.101067] R13: ffffffffa666fbb8 R14: ffffffffc05b5528 R15: ffff969580b68c10
[ 272.108198] FS: 00007b930906fc40(0000) GS:ffff969603149000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 272.116282] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 272.122024] CR2: 0000000000000058 CR3: 000000012631c000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
[ 272.129155] Call Trace:
[ 272.131606]
[ 272.133709] ? acpi_dev_pm_attach+0xdd/0x110
[ 272.137985] platform_probe+0x69/0xa0
[ 272.141652] really_probe+0x152/0x310
[ 272.145318] __driver_probe_device+0x77/0x110
[ 272.149678] driver_probe_device+0x1e/0x190
[ 272.153864] __driver_attach+0x10b/0x1e0
[ 272.157790] ? driver_attach+0x20/0x20
[ 272.161542] bus_for_each_dev+0x107/0x150
[ 272.165553] bus_add_driver+0x15d/0x270
[ 272.169392] driver_register+0x65/0x110
[ 272.173232] ? cleanup_module+0xa80/0xa80 [i2c_cros_ec_tunnel 3a00532f3f4af4a9eade753f86b0f8dd4e4e5698]
[ 272.182617] do_one_initcall+0x110/0x350
[ 272.186543] ? security_kernfs_init_security+0x49/0xd0
[ 272.191682] ? __kernfs_new_node+0x1b9/0x240
[ 272.195954] ? security_kernfs_init_security+0x49/0xd0
[ 272.201093] ? __kernfs_new_node+0x1b9/0x240
[ 272.205365] ? kernfs_link_sibling+0x105/0x130
[ 272.209810] ? kernfs_next_descendant_post+0x1c/0xa0
[ 272.214773] ? kernfs_activate+0x57/0x70
[ 272.218699] ? kernfs_add_one+0x118/0x160
[ 272.222710] ? __kernfs_create_file+0x71/0xa0
[ 272.227069] ? sysfs_add_bin_file_mode_ns+0xd6/0x110
[ 272.232033] ? internal_create_group+0x453/0x4a0
[ 272.236651] ? __vunmap_range_noflush+0x214/0x2d0
[ 272.241355] ? __free_frozen_pages+0x1dc/0x420
[ 272.245799] ? free_vmap_area_noflush+0x10a/0x1c0
[ 272.250505] ? load_module+0x1509/0x16f0
[ 272.254431] do_init_module+0x60/0x230
[ 272.258181] __se_sys_finit_module+0x27a/0x370
[ 272.262627] do_syscall_64+0x6a/0xf0
[ 272.266206] ? do_syscall_64+0x76/0xf0
[ 272.269956] ? irqentry_exit_to_user_mode+0x79/0x90
[ 272.274836] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x55/0x5d
[ 272.279887] RIP: 0033:0x7b9309168d39
[ 272.283466] Code: 5b 41 5c 5d c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d af 40 0c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 8
[ 272.302210] RSP: 002b:00007fff50f1a288 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000
---truncated---
Impact
The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash. Typical impact: denial of service via crash.
CVE-2025-37781 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-37781? CVE-2025-37781 is a medium-severity null pointer dereference vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash.
- How severe is CVE-2025-37781? CVE-2025-37781 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-37781? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-37781 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-37781 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-37781 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-37781 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.