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CVE-2025-40234

platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers

N/A
Published: December 4, 2025 at 03:31 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

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.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
07ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b072c6.167ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b72c
Vendor states this is fixed in 24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

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

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