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CVE-2025-38113

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: CPPC: Fix NULL pointer dereference when nosmp is used With nosmp in cmdline, other CPUs are not brought up, leaving their cpc_desc_ptr NULL. CPU0's iteration via for_each_possible_cpu() dereferences these NULL pointers, causing panic. Panic backtrace: [ 0.401123] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000b8 ... [ 0.403255] [<ffffffff809a5818>] cppc_allow_fast_switch+0x6a/0xd4 ... Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! [ rjw: New subject ]

Published

2025-07-03T09:15:25.103

Last Modified

2025-12-17T18:28:18.250

Status

Analyzed

Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-476
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 6.1.142 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 6.6.94 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 6.12.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 6.15.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 6.16 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 11.0 Yes
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