CVE-2025-38281
wifi: mt76: mt7996: Add NULL check in mt7996_thermal_init
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
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*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Add NULL check in mt7996_thermal_init devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this
returned value in mt7996_thermal_init() is not checked.
Add NULL check in mt7996_thermal_init(), to handle kernel NULL
pointer dereference error.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Add NULL check in mt7996_thermal_init devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in mt7996_thermal_init() is not checked. Add NULL check in mt7996_thermal_init(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.
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Timeline
- 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-07-10 CVE Published
- 2025-07-10 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-10 EPSS Updated
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References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69d54ce7491d046eaae05de7fb2493319a481991 | Vuln. Introduced |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8340cb173750c1ea99cd643006b72f8b0e6c21f2 | 2025-06-19 | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf4b347c5dc40fdd125793b5e82ba9fc4de5275 | 2025-05-21 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.14 < 6.15.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.14 < 6.15.3" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.14 < 6.16-rc1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.14 < 6.16-rc1" | en |
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