CVE-2025-38281

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8340cb173750c1ea99cd643006b72f8b0e6c21f2	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf4b347c5dc40fdd125793b5e82ba9fc4de5275	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 Nov 2025, 21:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8340cb173750c1ea99cd643006b72f8b0e6c21f2 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8340cb173750c1ea99cd643006b72f8b0e6c21f2 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf4b347c5dc40fdd125793b5e82ba9fc4de5275 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf4b347c5dc40fdd125793b5e82ba9fc4de5275 - Patch
CWE		CWE-476
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

Information

Published : 2025-07-10 08:15

Updated : 2025-11-19 21:59

NVD link : CVE-2025-38281

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38281

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38281

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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