CVE-2025-37972

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-05-20. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference

In mtk_pmic_keys_probe, the regs parameter is only set if the button is parsed in the device tree. However, on hardware where the button is left floating, that node will most likely be removed not to enable that input. In that case the code will try to dereference a null pointer.

Let's use the regs struct instead as it is defined for all supported platforms. Note that it is ok setting the key reg even if that latter is disabled as the interrupt won't be enabled anyway.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 20, 2025

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026
Patch available.
generic

SSA-019113

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4271-1] linux-6.1 security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html
generic

Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90fa6015ff83ef1c373cc61b7c924ab2bcbe1801
generic

Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/619c05fb176c272ac6cecf723446b39723ee6d97
generic

Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334d74a798463ceec02a41eb0e2354aaac0d6249
generic

Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11cdb506d0fbf5ac05bf55f5afcb3a215c316490
generic

Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09429ddb5a91e9e8f72cd18c012ec4171c2f85ec

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-37972(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(20)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-28.28) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-28.28~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.14 (6.14.0-1010.10) @ plucky2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1041.42) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-100.100+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1043.44) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1047.50+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.49.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1044.44) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (6.8.0-100.100.1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1046.52) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1046.52+fips1) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gke-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1043.48) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1023.24) @ noble2026-05-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-30ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.1.139—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(19)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-30 01:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-07-14 13:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  19. 2026-07-14 13:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  20. 2026-07-13 22:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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  65. 2026-05-30 04:56 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-05-30 04:56 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-05-30 04:56 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-05-30 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-37972?
CVE-2025-37972 is a medium vulnerability published on May 20, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: mtk-pmic-keys - fix possible null pointer dereference In mtkpmickeys_probe, the regs parameter is only set if the button is parsed in the device tree. However, on hardware where the button is left floating, that node will…
When was CVE-2025-37972 disclosed?
CVE-2025-37972 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 20, 2025, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-37972 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-37972 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-37972?
CVE-2025-37972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-37972?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-37972, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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