CVE-2025-38668
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - NULL Pointer Dereference in Regulator Core Coupling Metadata
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix NULL dereference on unbind due to stale coupling data Failing to reset coupling_desc.n_coupled after freeing coupled_rdevs can lead to NULL pointer dereference when regulators are accessed post-unbind. This can happen during runtime PM or other regulator operations that rely on coupling metadata. For example, on ridesx4, unbinding the 'reg-dummy' platform device triggers a panic in regulator_lock_recursive() due to stale coupling state. Ensure n_coupled is set to 0 to prevent access to invalid pointers.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
7.9%
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 (28)
debian/debian_linux
11.0
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.190linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.148linux
linux/Kernel
5.3.0 - 5.4.297linux
linux/Kernel
5.5.0 - 5.10.241linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.15.9linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.101linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.41linux
Linux/Linux
< 5.3
Linux/Linux
5.10.241 - 5.10.*
... and 18 more
Published
Aug 22, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026