CVE-2025-38602 — Unchecked Return Value in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 19
Latest updateMar 25
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue
Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue since it may
return NULL pointer.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages3 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxb481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a — c80832d445653baba5ac80cd2c2637c437ac881b+9
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3OSV▶
CVE-2025-38602: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return va↗2025-08-19
GHSA▶
GHSA-5559-mwx3-3r74: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue
Add check for the return↗2025-08-19