CVE-2025-37792: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: btrtl: Prevent potential NULL dereference
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:24 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, avoid loading zero-length files in the Bluetooth btrtl driver or restrict access to affected functionality to mitigate risk.
Description
CVE-2025-37792 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth btrtl driver. It involves a potential NULL pointer dereference caused by improper error handling when loading a zero-length file in the btrtl_initialize() function. This flaw can lead to a denial of service due to a crash. The issue was detected by static analysis (Smatch).
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-37792 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d7c60c2a38b4b461fa960ad0995136a6bfe0756 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/324dddea321078a6eeb535c2bff5257be74c9799 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3db6605043b50c8bb768547b23e0222f67ceef3e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/53ceef799dcfc22c734d600811bfc9dd32eaea0a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73dc99c0ea94abd22379b2d82cacbc73f3e18ec1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf356f872a60db1e96fb762a62c4607fd22741f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3e9717276affe59fd8213706db021b493e81e34 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8441818690d795232331bd8358545c5c95b6b72 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html (opens in a new tab)