CVE-2025-38602
Not scored
iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue
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.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
August 19, 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-2025-38602
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e9f85ee3b46453a2f250a57d3a9f10c70c71202
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b398120fbe0acfef60b16f6a0f69902d385d7728
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c80832d445653baba5ac80cd2c2637c437ac881b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38602.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38602