CVE-2025-38531

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 6.12.40 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: common: st_sensors: Fix use of uninitialize device structs Throughout the various probe functions &indio_dev->dev is used before it is initialized. This caused a kernel panic in st_sensors_power_enable() when the call to devm_regulator_bulk_get_enable() fails and then calls dev_err_probe() with the uninitialized device. This seems to only cause a panic with dev_err_probe(), dev_err(), dev_warn() and dev_info() don't seem to cause a panic, but are fixed as well. The issue is reported and traced here: [1]

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.8%
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-908
Status published
Products (14)
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.12.40linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.15.8linux
Linux/Linux < 5.16
Linux/Linux 4dff754876959b3f3b354800089bc8aaa3ec1d95 - 3297a9016a45144883ec990bd4bd5b1d79cafb46
Linux/Linux 4dff754876959b3f3b354800089bc8aaa3ec1d95 - 610615c9668037e3eca11132063b93b2d945af13
Linux/Linux 4dff754876959b3f3b354800089bc8aaa3ec1d95 - 9f92e93e257b33e73622640a9205f8642ec16ddd
Linux/Linux 4dff754876959b3f3b354800089bc8aaa3ec1d95 - f9d4b618f1b9e6d760cc7c15052b92f7faf47201
Linux/Linux 5.16
Linux/Linux 6.12.40 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.15.8 - 6.15.*
... and 4 more
Published Aug 16, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026