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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-37831

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL whe

Published May 8, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37831. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 6286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

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  • vendor Linux Linux 6286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f756286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75

How to fix CVE-2025-37831

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37831. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 6286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75 6286bbb40576ffadfde206c332b61345c19af57f <fbdba5f37413dbc09d82ad7235e5b7a2fb8e0f75. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-37831

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-37831

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13957

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: apple-soc: Fix null-ptr-deref in apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() cpufreq_cpu_get_raw() can return NULL when the target CPU is not present in the policy->cpus mask. apple_soc_cpufreq_get_rate() does not chec

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.