CVE-2025-38609
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2025-08-19 | |
| Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from struct devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of governor to before using governor->name.
See more information about CVE-2025-38609 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 metrics
| Base Score: | 4.7 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Version: | 3.1 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | High |
| Privileges Required: | Low |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | High |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20662 | 2025-10-14 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-25757 | 2025-11-10 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20662 | 2025-10-14 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-25757 | 2025-11-10 |
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