CVE-2025-38610
powercap: dtpm_cpu: Fix NULL pointer dereference in get_pd_power_uw()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powercap: dtpm_cpu: Fix NULL pointer dereference in get_pd_power_uw() The get_pd_power_uw() function can crash with a NULL pointer dereference when em_cpu_get() returns NULL. This occurs when a CPU becomes impossible during runtime, causing get_cpu_device() to return NULL, which propagates through em_cpu_get() and leads to a crash when em_span_cpus() dereferences the NULL pointer. Add a NULL check after em_cpu_get() and return 0 if unavailable, matching the existing fallback behavior in __dtpm_cpu_setup(). [ rjw: Drop an excess empty code line ]
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27914f2b795e2b58e9506f281dcdd98fef09d3c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27e0318f0ea69fcfa32228847debc384ade14578
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fd001a0075ac01dc64a28a8e21226b3d989a91d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46dc57406887dd02565cb264224194a6776d882b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8374ac7d69a57d737e701a851ffe980a0d27d3ad
References (7)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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