CVE-2025-38156

| EUVD-2025-19788 MEDIUM
2025-07-03 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
5.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Mar 16, 2026 - 02:12 vuln.today
EUVD ID Assigned
Mar 16, 2026 - 02:12 euvd
EUVD-2025-19788
Patch Released
Mar 16, 2026 - 02:12 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Jul 03, 2025 - 09:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix null-ptr-deref in mt7996_mmio_wed_init() devm_ioremap() returns NULL on error. Currently, mt7996_mmio_wed_init() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference. Prevent null pointer dereference in mt7996_mmio_wed_init()

Analysis

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix null-ptr-deref in mt7996_mmio_wed_init()

devm_ioremap() returns NULL on error. Currently, mt7996_mmio_wed_init() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

Prevent null pointer dereference in mt7996_mmio_wed_init()

Technical Context

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application attempts to use a pointer that has not been initialized or has been set to NULL.

Affected Products

Affected products: Linux Linux Kernel

Remediation

A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Add NULL checks before pointer dereference operations. Use static analysis to identify potential NULL pointer issues. Enable compiler warnings.

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.0
CVSS: +28
POC: 0

Vendor Status

Debian

linux
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
bullseye not-affected - -
bullseye (security) fixed 5.10.251-1 -
bookworm not-affected - -
bookworm (security) fixed 6.1.164-1 -
trixie fixed 6.12.73-1 -
trixie (security) fixed 6.12.74-2 -
forky fixed 6.19.6-2 -
sid fixed 6.19.8-1 -
(unstable) fixed 6.12.35-1 -

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