NULL pointer dereference in Linux
CVE-2025-38541
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.
EPSS: 0.001 (4.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 396e41a74a88654f23e36c46d2995752c91654a5, 6.9, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.16
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-38541?
- CVE-2025-38541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38541?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.