CVE-2025-38635

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: davinci: Add NULL check in davinci_lpsc_clk_register() devm_kasprintf() returns NULL when memory allocation fails. Currently, davinci_lpsc_clk_register() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Add NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue and ensuring no resources are left allocated.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 22, 2025
First seenAug 22, 2025

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.17 ≤ 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 < 6.16.15.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1
debian debian_linux11.0—

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CVE-2025-38635 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar