CVE-2025-39937
- Published: 2025-10-04T08:15:46.593
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: rfkill: gpio: Fix crash due to dereferencering uninitialized pointer
Since commit 7d5e9737efda (“net: rfkill: gpio: get the name and type from
device property”) rfkill_find_type() gets called with the possibly
uninitialized “const char *type_name;” local variable.
On x86 systems when rfkill-gpio binds to a “BCM4752” or “LNV4752”
acpi_device, the rfkill->type is set based on the ACPI acpi_device_id:
rfkill->type = (unsigned)id->driver_data;
and there is no “type” property so device_property_read_string() will fail
and leave type_name uninitialized, leading to a potential crash.
rfkill_find_type() does accept a NULL pointer, fix the potential crash
by initializing type_name to NULL.
Note likely sofar this has not been caught because:
1. Not many x86 machines actually have a “BCM4752″/”LNV4752” acpi_device
2. The stack happened to contain NULL where type_name is stored
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How to fix CVE-2025-39937
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rfkill: gpio: Fix crash due to dereferencering uninitialized pointer Since commit 7d5e9737efda (“net: rfkill: gpio: get the name and type from device property”) rfkill_find_type() gets called with the possibly uninitialized “const char *type_name;” local variable. On x86 systems when rfkill-gpio binds to a “BCM4752” […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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