What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38543?

CVE-2025-38543 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Debian Linux are affected by CVE-2025-38543?

CVE-2025-38543 presents moderate security risk, a null pointer dereference vulnerability rated CVSS 5.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-38543?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

Debian Linux CVE-2025-38543

MEDIUM

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2025-08-16 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Denial Of Service Linux Null Pointer Dereference Red Hat Debian Linux Linux Kernel Suse

5.5

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:07 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:07 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Aug 16, 2025 - 12:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

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

drm/tegra: nvdec: Fix dma_alloc_coherent error check

Check for NULL return value with dma_alloc_coherent, in line with Robin's fix for vic.c in 'drm/tegra: vic: Fix DMA API misuse'.

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tegra: nvdec: Fix dma_alloc_coherent error check Check for NULL return value with dma_alloc_coherent, in line with Robin's fix. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability could allow attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tegra: nvdec: Fix dma_alloc_coherent error check Check for NULL return value with dma_alloc_coherent, in line with Robin's fix for vic.c in 'drm/tegra: vic: Fix DMA API misuse'. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel, Debian Debian Linux.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.