CVE-2025-23147 | i3c: Add NULL pointer check in i3c_master_queue_ibi()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i3c: Add NULL pointer check in i3c_master_queue_ibi() The I3C master driver may receive an IBI from a target device that has not been probed yet. In such cases, the master calls `i3c_master_queue_ibi()` to queue an IBI work task, leading to "Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory" and resulting in a kernel panic. Typical IBI handling flow: 1. The I3C master scans target devices and probes their respective drivers. 2. The target device driver calls `i3c_device_request_ibi()` to enable IBI and assigns `dev->ibi = ibi`. 3. The I3C master receives an IBI from the target device and calls `i3c_master_queue_ibi()` to queue the target device driver’s IBI handler task. However, since target device events are asynchronous to the I3C probe sequence, step 3 may occur before step 2, causing `dev->ibi` to be `NULL`, leading to a kernel panic. Add a NULL pointer check in `i3c_master_queue_ibi()` to prevent accessing an uninitialized `dev->ibi`, ensuring stability.

Published: 2025-05-01 Last update: 2025-11-05 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-23147 is rated Low Risk (24.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-23147

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.01% 0.17% +0.16%
2 2026-06-09 0.06% 0.01% -0.05%
3 2026-02-25 0.06%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-23147

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-23147

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-23147

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-23147 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-23147
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23147
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23147/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-23147 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, ignored 164, released 162, not-affected 52, needed 25, needs-triage 2, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-23147

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-23147

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.0, < 5.4.293 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.237 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.181 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.135 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.88 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.24 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.13.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.14, < 6.14.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-23147

URL Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09359e7c8751961937cb5fc50220969b0a4e1058 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b54faa5f47fa7c642179744aeff03f0810dc62e Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba402610843d7d15c7f3966a461deeeaff7fba4 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6871a676aa534e8f218279672e0445c725f81026 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd496a44f041da9ef3afe14d1d6193d460424e91 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d83b0c03ef8fbea2f03029a1cc1f5041f0e1d47f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6bba328578feb58c614c11868c259b40484c5fa Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe4a4fc179b7898055555a11685915473588392e Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9d61db59bb27d16d3f872bff2620d50856b80c Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html Mailing List
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