CVE-2025-38368 misc: tps6594-pfsm: Add NULL pointer check in tps6594_pfsm_probe()
A missing NULL pointer check in the TPS6594 PFSM driver probe function can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-38368?
CVE-2025-38368 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
misc: tps6594-pfsm: Add NULL pointer check in tps6594_pfsm_probe()
The returned value, pfsm->miscdev.name, from devm_kasprintf() could be NULL. A pointer check is added to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference. This is similar to the fix in commit 3027e7b15b02 ("ice: Fix some null pointer dereference issues in ice_ptp.c").
This issue is found by our static analysis tool.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-38368?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-38368?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2025-38368 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-38368 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-38368, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38368, GHSA-495q-r22g-59m9, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-38368, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-38368, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38368.