In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name
Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from
struct devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace
it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using
devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of
governor to before using governor->name.
References
Configurations
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Configuration 2 (hide)
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History
07 Jan 2026, 18:23
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time |
Linux
Debian Debian debian Linux Linux linux Kernel |
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| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2731c68f536fddcb71332db7f8d78c5eb4684c04 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631e101728df2a86b8fb761b49fad9712c651f8a - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75323a49aa603cf5484a6d74d0d329e86d756e11 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f50619370045120c133bfdda5b320c8c97d41e - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab7834c03820eb11269bc48f07c3800192460d2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5632359dbc44862fc1ed04093c1f57529830261 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0479e878d4beb45e73c03e574c59f0a23ccd176 - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
03 Nov 2025, 18:16
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28 Aug 2025, 15:15
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20 Aug 2025, 14:40
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| Summary |
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19 Aug 2025, 17:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-08-19 17:15
Updated : 2026-01-07 18:23
NVD link : CVE-2025-38609
Mitre link : CVE-2025-38609
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38609
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
