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CVE-2025-38609
Linux Kernel Null Pointer Dereference in devfreq Governor
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from struct devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of governor to before using governor->name.

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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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2731c68f536fddcb71332db7f8d78c5eb4684c04
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631e101728df2a86b8fb761b49fad9712c651f8a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75323a49aa603cf5484a6d74d0d329e86d756e11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f50619370045120c133bfdda5b320c8c97d41e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab7834c03820eb11269bc48f07c3800192460d2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5632359dbc44862fc1ed04093c1f57529830261
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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: PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from struct devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of governor to before using governor->name.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2731c68f536fddcb71332db7f8d78c5eb4684c04
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631e101728df2a86b8fb761b49fad9712c651f8a
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75323a49aa603cf5484a6d74d0d329e86d756e11
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f50619370045120c133bfdda5b320c8c97d41e
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab7834c03820eb11269bc48f07c3800192460d2
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5632359dbc44862fc1ed04093c1f57529830261
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