CVE-2025-40234
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platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers Devices without the AWCC interface don't initialize `awcc`. Add a check before dereferencing it in sleep handlers.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
December 4, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-40234
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers Devices without the AWCC interface don't initialize `awcc`. Add a check before dereferencing it in sleep handlers.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40234.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40234