CVE-2025-38609
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2025
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from struct devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of governor to before using governor->name.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 | affected | git | f0479e878d4beb45e73c03e574c59f0a23ccd176 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 | affected | git | 631e101728df2a86b8fb761b49fad9712c651f8a | Unavailable | None listed |
| 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 | affected | git | 81f50619370045120c133bfdda5b320c8c97d41e | Unavailable | None listed |
| 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 | affected | git | d5632359dbc44862fc1ed04093c1f57529830261 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 | affected | git | 2731c68f536fddcb71332db7f8d78c5eb4684c04 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 | affected | git | 75323a49aa603cf5484a6d74d0d329e86d756e11 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 | affected | git | bab7834c03820eb11269bc48f07c3800192460d2 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.11 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.11 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.15.190 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.148 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.102 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.42 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.15.10 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.15.* | None listed |
| 6.16.1 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.16.* | None listed |
| 6.17 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |