CVE-2025-38025
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Publication date: 2025-06-18
Last updated on: 2025-11-14
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability occurs in the Linux kernel's iio adc ad7606 driver where the function pointer sw_mode_config was called without checking if it was NULL. Since not all buses define this callback, calling it without a NULL check could lead to a NULL pointer dereference, causing potential crashes or instability.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to dereference a NULL pointer, which may lead to system crashes or instability when using affected hardware drivers. This can disrupt normal operations and potentially cause denial of service on systems relying on the affected driver.