CVE-2025-38541

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: Fix null-ptr-deref in mt7925_thermal_init() devm_kasprintf() returns NULL on error. Currently, mt7925_thermal_init() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Add NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03ee8f73801a8f46d83dfc2bf73fb9ffa5a21602	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bbdf4213711bb6dc365e7628430a63dd3280794	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e99e9b34ece0b6d3e82cb757e9f60fa414da999	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.16:rc5::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-08-16 12:15

Updated : 2025-11-18 18:09

NVD link : CVE-2025-38541

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38541

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38541

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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