fkie_nvd - fkie_cve-2025-40234

fkie_cve-2025-40234

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd

Published

2025-12-04 16:16

Modified

2025-12-04 17:15

Severity ?

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers Devices without the AWCC interface don't initialize `awcc`. Add a check before dereferencing it in sleep handlers.

References

	URL	Tags
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers\n\nDevices without the AWCC interface don\u0027t initialize `awcc`. Add a check\nbefore dereferencing it in sleep handlers."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2025-12-04T17:15:08.283",
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  "published": "2025-12-04T16:16:16.273",
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  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
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CVE-2025-40234 (GCVE-0-2025-40234)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-12-04 15:31

Modified

2025-12-04 15:31

Severity ?

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers Devices without the AWCC interface don't initialize `awcc`. Add a check before dereferencing it in sleep handlers.

References

URL

Tags

	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4
	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Version: 07ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b072c
Version: 07ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b072c

Version: 6.16

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