CVE-2025-27701 Null dereference in Android

What is CVE-2025-27701?

CVE-2025-27701 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the function process_crypto_cmd, the values of ptrs[i] can be potentially equal to NULL which is valid value after calling slice_map_array(). Later this values will be derefenced without prior NULL check, which can lead to local Temporary DoS or OOB Read, leading to information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27701?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-27701?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2025-27701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-384814655, GHSA-x37m-q3cw-3j2c, PUB-A-384814655.