CVE-2025-38609

PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name

published August 19, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00166 · 5.6th percentile
Published
2025-08-19T17:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 AUG 17:03Z
    PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name
    cvelistv5