CVE-2025-38541
wifi: mt76: mt7925: Fix null-ptr-deref in mt7925_thermal_init()
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5.5
*CVSS v3
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Descriptions
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.
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.
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Timeline
- 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-08-16 CVE Published
- 2025-08-16 CVE Updated
- 2025-08-22 EPSS Updated
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References (4)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/396e41a74a88654f23e36c46d2995752c91654a5 | Vuln. Introduced |
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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" | >= 6.9 < 6.12.39 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.9 < 6.12.39" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.9 < 6.15.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.9 < 6.15.7" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.9 < 6.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.9 < 6.16" | en |
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