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CVE-2025-38602
"iwlwifi NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue since it may return NULL pointer.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 20, 2025, 2:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 19, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue since it may return NULL pointer.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f
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