CVE-2025-38602
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedAug 19, 2025
First seenAug 19, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-252CWE-252
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1 or later
Patches
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e9f85ee3b46453a2f250a57d3a9f10c70c71202
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b398120fbe0acfef60b16f6a0f69902d385d7728
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c80832d445653baba5ac80cd2c2637c437ac881b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.24 ≤ v < 5.4.297, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.241, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.190, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.148, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.102, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.42, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.10, 6.16 ≤ v < 6.16.1 | 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1 |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
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