CVE-2025-38171

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.15-6.15.3 - NULL Pointer Dereference in Workqueue Error Handling

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe The create_singlethread_workqueue() doesn't return error pointers, it returns NULL. Also cleanup the workqueue on the error paths.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f16be2b2927fdcfe40b596b7411c46d23a82034

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11741b8e382d34b13277497ab91123d8b0b5c2db

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0012

EPSS Percentile 2.2%

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 (8)

linux/Kernel 6.15.0 - 6.15.3linux

Linux/Linux < 6.15

Linux/Linux 6.15

Linux/Linux 6.15.3 - 6.15.*

Linux/Linux 6.16

Linux/Linux a6a494c8e3ce1fe84aac538b087a4cab868ed83f - 11741b8e382d34b13277497ab91123d8b0b5c2db

Linux/Linux a6a494c8e3ce1fe84aac538b087a4cab868ed83f - 7f16be2b2927fdcfe40b596b7411c46d23a82034

linux/linux_kernel 6.15 - 6.15.3

Published Jul 03, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026