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
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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