{"id":"CVE-2025-38412","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks\n\nAfter retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the\nvalidity of them befo…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks\n\nAfter retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the\nvalidity of them befo…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.187","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.144","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.97","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.37","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.15.6","linux_kernel = 6.16","debian_linux = 11.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.15.6"],"published":"2025-07-25","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T22:18:40.470","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38412","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0deb3eb78ebf225cb41aa9b2b2150f46cbfd359e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5df3b870bc389a1767c72448a3ce1c576ef4deab","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e9963583d11963ceca5d276e9c44684509f759","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c2d914b5337431d885597a79a3a3d9d55e80b7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf847dcb4114fe8b25d4c1c790bedcb6088cb3d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb617dd25ca176f3fee24f873f0fd60010773d67","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00201,"epssPercentile":0.09937,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-15T21:50:12.754501Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T22:48:25.506Z","slug":"CVE-2025-38412","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks\n\nAfter retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the\nvalidity of them before dereferencing their content.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.187`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.144`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.97`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.37`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.15.6`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.16`\n- `debian_linux = 11.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.15.6`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}