CVE-2025-38142
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - NULL Pointer Dereference in asus-ec-sensors read_string
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) check sensor index in read_string() Prevent a potential invalid memory access when the requested sensor is not found. find_ec_sensor_index() may return a negative value (e.g. -ENOENT), but its result was used without checking, which could lead to undefined behavior when passed to get_sensor_info(). Add a proper check to return -EINVAL if sensor_index is negative. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [groeck: Return error code returned from find_ec_sensor_index]
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (18)
debian/debian_linux
11.0
linux/Kernel
5.18.0 - 6.1.142linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.15.3linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.94linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.34linux
Linux/Linux
< 5.18
Linux/Linux
5.18
Linux/Linux
6.1.142 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux
6.12.34 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux
6.15.3 - 6.15.*
... and 8 more
Published
Jul 03, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026