ASUS AI Suite prior 3.03.42 IOMap64.sys null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ASUS AI Suite. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library IOMap64.sys. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-6398. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ASUS AI Suite. This affects some unknown functionality in the library IOMap64.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the IOMap64.sys driver of ASUS AI Suite 3. The vulnerability can be triggered by a specially crafted input, which may lead to a system crash (BSOD). Refer to the ' Security Update for for AI Suite 3 ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

It is possible to read the advisory at asus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-6398 since 06/20/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 3.03.42 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AI Suite 3.03.42

Timelineinfo

06/20/2025 CVE reserved
08/01/2025 +42 days Advisory disclosed
08/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/04/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: asus.com

Advisory: asus.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-6398 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318495

Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2025 12:03
Updated: 08/04/2025 18:42
Changes: 08/01/2025 12:03 (67), 08/04/2025 18:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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