CVE-2025-22007 Bluetooth: Fix error code in chan_alloc_skb_cb()

What is CVE-2025-22007?

CVE-2025-22007 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Bluetooth: Fix error code in chan_alloc_skb_cb()

The chan_alloc_skb_cb() function is supposed to return error pointers on error. Returning NULL will lead to a NULL dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22007?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2025-22007?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-22007 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22007 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-59751, AZL-59865, BELL-CVE-2025-22007, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22007, GHSA-58q5-9x94-w4fc, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-22007 and 1 more.