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CVE-2025-38661MEDIUM
Linux Linux — platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix `dmi_system_id` array
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0014    3.9     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    6d7f1b1a5db61c4d654c84e17392916c4ef8ae6f –  —
  Linux    6.15 –                                      6.15.9
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Aug 22  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-38661 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix `dmi_system_id` array Add missing empty member to `awcc_dmi_table`.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
August 22, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-38661 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux6d7f1b1a5db61c4d654c84e17392916c4ef8ae6f
LinuxLinux6.156.15.9

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38661 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-2025-38661 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.