CVE-2025-38412
High
platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks After retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the validity of them before dereferencing their content.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
July 25, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-38412
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks After retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the validity of them before dereferencing their content.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0deb3eb78ebf225cb41aa9b2b2150f46cbfd359e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5df3b870bc389a1767c72448a3ce1c576ef4deab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e9963583d11963ceca5d276e9c44684509f759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c2d914b5337431d885597a79a3a3d9d55e80b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf847dcb4114fe8b25d4c1c790bedcb6088cb3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb617dd25ca176f3fee24f873f0fd60010773d67
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38412.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38412