CVE-2025-38171

MEDIUM EPSS 2.3%
Published Jul 3, 202512mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 3, 2025 12mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe The create_singlethread_workqueue() doesn't return error pointers, it returns NULL. Also cleanup the workqueue on the error paths.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.15  –  <6.15.3

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11741b8e382d34b13277497ab91123d8b0b5c2db
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f16be2b2927fdcfe40b596b7411c46d23a82034
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11741b8e382d34b13277497ab91123d8b0b5c2db
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f16be2b2927fdcfe40b596b7411c46d23a82034
    Patch