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CVE-2025-38602 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue since it may return NULL pointer.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e9f85ee3b46453a2f250a57d3a9f10c70c71202 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b398120fbe0acfef60b16f6a0f69902d385d7728 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c80832d445653baba5ac80cd2c2637c437ac881b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38602
NVD Published Date:
08/19/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2025
Source:
kernel.org