CVE-2025-38156
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CVE-2025-38156 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix null-ptr-deref in mt7996_mmio_wed_init() devm_ioremap() returns NULL on error. Currently, mt7996_mmio_wed_init() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Prevent null pointer dereference in mt7996_mmio_wed_init(). EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix null-ptr-deref in mt7996_mmio_wed_init() devm_ioremap() returns NULL on error. Currently, mt7996_mmio_wed_init() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Prevent null pointer dereference in mt7996_mmio_wed_init()
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.8, < 6.12.34 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.15.3 |
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