Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

w1: fix NULL pointer dereference in probe

The w1_uart_probe() function calls w1_uart_serdev_open() (which includes
devm_serdev_device_open()) before setting the client ops via
serdev_device_set_client_ops(). This ordering can trigger a NULL pointer
dereference in the serdev controller's receive_buf handler, as it assumes
serdev->ops is valid when SERPORT_ACTIVE is set.

This is similar to the issue fixed in commit 5e700b384ec1
("platform/chrome: cros_ec_uart: properly fix race condition") where
devm_serdev_device_open() was called before fully initializing the
device.

Fix the race by ensuring client ops are set before enabling the port via
w1_uart_serdev_open().

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-22084

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux, Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.91% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-20 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22084
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f750b84628080ff0d67bf1af67a4967b740acf2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ab50577c59bb7049bec6b5c42d1c38e4029f29
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc6b0ec7cccbf66ef3621e9e93296b7bd1f52298
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dd6770a72f138dabea9eae87f3da6ffa68f0d06

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