CVE-2025-38610
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powercap: dtpm_cpu: Fix NULL pointer dereference in get_pd_power_uw()
The get_pd_power_uw() function can crash with a NULL pointer dereference when em_cpu_get() returns NULL. This occurs when a CPU becomes impossible during runtime, causing get_cpu_device() to return NULL, which propagates through em_cpu_get() and leads to a crash when em_span_cpus() dereferences the NULL pointer.
Add a NULL check after em_cpu_get() and return 0 if unavailable, matching the existing fallback behavior in __dtpm_cpu_setup().
[ rjw: Drop an excess empty code line ]
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.16%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 5
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-476
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27914f2b795e2b58e9506f281dcdd98fef09d3c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27e0318f0ea69fcfa32228847debc384ade14578
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd001a0075ac01dc64a28a8e21226b3d989a91d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46dc57406887dd02565cb264224194a6776d882b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8374ac7d69a57d737e701a851ffe980a0d27d3ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6ec27091cf5ac05094c1fe3a6ce914cf711a37c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
JSON original (NVD)
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