CVE-2025-38634 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.98%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 22
Latest updateMar 25
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
power: supply: cpcap-charger: Fix null check for power_supply_get_by_name
In the cpcap_usb_detect() function, the power_supply_get_by_name()
function may return `NULL` instead of an error pointer.
To prevent potential null pointer dereferences, Added a null check.
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/linuxeab4e6d953c1059a30ac0f15826abc7dd2374d3c — 4ebbb9106aaa2fd58e0359bc3a2490953db2ef0c+7
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-v489-2rf4-qq7m: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
power: supply: cpcap-charger: Fix null check for power_supply_get_by_name
In the↗2025-08-22
OSV▶
CVE-2025-38634: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: cpcap-charger: Fix null check for power_supply_get_by_name In the c↗2025-08-22