Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-37862

Description

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

HID: pidff: Fix null pointer dereference in pidff_find_fields

This function triggered a null pointer dereference if used to search for a report that isn't implemented on the device. This happened both for optional and required reports alike.

The same logic was applied to pidff_find_special_field and although pidff_init_fields should return an error earlier if one of the required reports is missing, future modifications could change this logic and resurface this possible null pointer dereference again.

LKML bug report: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAL-gK7f5=R0nrrQdPtaZZr1fd-cdAMbDMuZ_NLA8vM0SX+nGSw@mail.gmail.com

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Affected products

osv-coords79 versions
pkg:linux/kernel pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_70&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6
>= 2.6.19, < 5.4.293+ 78 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.6.19, < 5.4.293
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.266.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1.150700.17.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.6.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
Linux/Kernel3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.4.293
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 2.6.19
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/22a05462c3d0eee15154faf8d13c49e6295270a5nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a507184f9307e19cb441b897c49e7843c94e56bnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/44a1b8b2027afbb37e418993fb23561bdb9efb38nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4449e4f03326fbd2136e67bfcc1e6ffe61541dnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/be706a48bb7896d4130edc82811233d1d62158e7nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d230becb9d38b7325c5c38d051693e4c26b1829bnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddb147885225d768025f6818df533d30edf3e102nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e368698da79af821f18c099520deab1219c2044bnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f4d77710e1c38f4a2bd26c88c4878b5b5e817anvdPatch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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