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CVE-2025-38559
published 2025-08-19

CVE-2025-38559: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86/intel/pmt: fix a crashlog NULL pointer access Usage of the intel_pmt_read()…

PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.15%
5.2th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86/intel/pmt: fix a crashlog NULL pointer access Usage of the intel_pmt_read() for binary sysfs, requires a pcidev. The current use of the endpoint value is only valid for telemetry endpoint usage. Without the ep, the crashlog usage causes the following NULL pointer exception: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI RIP: 0010:intel_pmt_read+0x3b/0x70 [pmt_class] Code: Call Trace: ? sysfs_kf_bin_read+0xc0/0xe0 kernfs_fop_read_iter+0xac/0x1a0 vfs_read+0x26d/0x350 ksys_read+0x6b/0xe0 __x64_sys_read+0x1d/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x1bc8/0x1d70 do_syscall_64+0x6d/0x110 Augment struct intel_pmt_entry with a pointer to the pcidev to avoid the NULL pointer exception.

Affected

11 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 045a513040cc0242d364c05c3791594e2294f32d < 860d93bd6a21f08883711196344c353bc3936a2b860d93bd6a21f08883711196344c353bc3936a2b
linuxlinux>= 045a513040cc0242d364c05c3791594e2294f32d < 18d53b543b5447478e259c96ca4688393f327c9818d53b543b5447478e259c96ca4688393f327c98
linuxlinux>= 045a513040cc0242d364c05c3791594e2294f32d < 089d05266b2caf020ac2ae2cd2be78f580268f5d089d05266b2caf020ac2ae2cd2be78f580268f5d
linuxlinux>= 045a513040cc0242d364c05c3791594e2294f32d < 54d5cd4719c5e87f33d271c9ac2e393147d934f854d5cd4719c5e87f33d271c9ac2e393147d934f8
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.43-16.12.43-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.16.3-16.16.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.12 < 6.12.426.12.42
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.15.106.15.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.16 < 6.16.16.16.1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu3.2LOW
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