CVE-2025-38609

{"id": "CVE-2025-38609", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {}, "published": "2025-08-19T17:15:39.343", "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2731c68f536fddcb71332db7f8d78c5eb4684c04", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631e101728df2a86b8fb761b49fad9712c651f8a", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75323a49aa603cf5484a6d74d0d329e86d756e11", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f50619370045120c133bfdda5b320c8c97d41e", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab7834c03820eb11269bc48f07c3800192460d2", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5632359dbc44862fc1ed04093c1f57529830261", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}], "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name\n\nCommit 96ffcdf239de (\"PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from\nstruct devfreq\") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace\nit. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using\ndevfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of\ngovernor to before using governor->name."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: PM/devfreq: Comprobar el gobernador antes de usar governor->name. El commit 96ffcdf239de (\"PM/devfreq: Eliminar el nombre redundante de governor_name de la estructura devfreq\") elimina governor_name y usa governor->name para reemplazarlo. Sin embargo, devfreq->governor podr\u00eda ser NULL y usar directamente devfreq->governor->name podr\u00eda causar una excepci\u00f3n de puntero nulo. Se debe mover la comprobaci\u00f3n del gobernador a antes de usar governor->name. "}], "lastModified": "2025-08-20T14:40:17.713", "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}