CVE-2025-38609
PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from struct devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of governor to before using governor->name.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 < f0479e878d4beb45e73c03e574c59f0a23ccd176 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 < 631e101728df2a86b8fb761b49fad9712c651f8a 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 < 81f50619370045120c133bfdda5b320c8c97d41e 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 < d5632359dbc44862fc1ed04093c1f57529830261 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 < 2731c68f536fddcb71332db7f8d78c5eb4684c04 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 < 75323a49aa603cf5484a6d74d0d329e86d756e11 96ffcdf239de6f9970178bb7d643e16fd9e68ab9 < bab7834c03820eb11269bc48f07c3800192460d2
Linux / Linux
5.11
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0479e878d4beb45e73c03e574c59f0a23ccd176 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631e101728df2a86b8fb761b49fad9712c651f8a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f50619370045120c133bfdda5b320c8c97d41e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5632359dbc44862fc1ed04093c1f57529830261 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2731c68f536fddcb71332db7f8d78c5eb4684c04 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75323a49aa603cf5484a6d74d0d329e86d756e11 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab7834c03820eb11269bc48f07c3800192460d2 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html