CVE-2025-21798 | Linux Kernel up to 6.12.12/6.13.1 firewire kunit_kzalloc null pointer dereference (Nessus ID 236983)
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.12/6.13.1. Affected by this issue is the function kunit_kzalloc of the component firewire. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-21798. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.