CVE-2025-38368
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Publication date: 2025-07-25
Last updated on: 2025-11-19
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| 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 is a potential NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's tps6594-pfsm driver. Specifically, the function tps6594_pfsm_probe() did not check if the value returned by devm_kasprintf(), assigned to pfsm->miscdev.name, was NULL. Without this check, the kernel could attempt to use a NULL pointer, leading to a crash or other unintended behavior. The fix adds a NULL pointer check to prevent this issue.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could cause the Linux kernel to dereference a NULL pointer, potentially leading to a kernel crash or system instability. This could result in denial of service or unexpected behavior on affected systems.