CVE-2025-38454

ALSA: ad1816a: Fix potential NULL pointer deref in snd_card_ad1816a_pnp()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2025 at 03:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ad1816a: Fix potential NULL pointer deref in snd_card_ad1816a_pnp() Use pr_warn() instead of dev_warn() when 'pdev' is NULL to avoid a potential NULL pointer dereference.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.396.12 ≤ v < 6.15.76.12 ≤ v < 6.166.13 ≤ v < 6.15.720869176d7a7509bad9ea6b895469aebea9c8f216.126.16 rc16.16 rc26.16 rc36.16 rc46.16 rc5
Vendor states this is fixed in 043faef334a1f3d96ae88e1b7618bfa2b4946388 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e14bffc90866596ba19ffe549f199d7870da4241 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ef84c94d11ff972ecc3507f1ed092046bf6204b2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/043faef334a1f3d96ae88e1b7618bfa2b4946388
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14bffc90866596ba19ffe549f199d7870da4241
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef84c94d11ff972ecc3507f1ed092046bf6204b2

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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