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Linux Linux — platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0017 6.6 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d – —
Linux 5.11 – 5.15.187
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Jul 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38412 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks
After retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the
validity of them before dereferencing their content.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 25, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38412 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.11 | 5.15.187 |
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