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CVE-2025-38412MEDIUM
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).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · NVD status: Modified

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
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
July 25, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-38412 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxe8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d
LinuxLinux5.115.15.187

References (7)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38412 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-38412 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.