CVE-2025-38541
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Publication date: 2025-08-16
Last updated on: 2025-11-18
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 | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.16 |
| 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 null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's mt7925 wireless driver. Specifically, the function mt7925_thermal_init() calls devm_kasprintf(), which can return NULL on error. The code did not check for this NULL return value, leading to a potential null pointer dereference and possible system crash or instability. The fix adds a NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can cause a null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel, which may lead to system crashes, instability, or denial of service on affected devices using the mt7925 wireless driver.