---
id: CVE-2025-38664
title: 'ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg()'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg()

  Add check for the return value of devm_kmemdup()
  to prevent potential null pointer dereference.
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 <
    35370d3b44efe194fd5ad55bac987e629597d782
  - >-
    Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 <
    435462f8ab2b9c5340a5414ce02f70117d0cfede
  - >-
    Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 <
    7c5a13c76dd37e9e4f8d48b87376a54f4399ce15
  - >-
    Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 <
    1c30093d58cd3d02d8358e2b1f4a06a0aae0bf5b
  - >-
    Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 <
    3028f2a4e746b499043bbb8ab816f975473a0535
  - >-
    Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 <
    0fde7dccbf4c8a6d7940ecaf4c3d80a12f405dd7
  - >-
    Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 <
    6d640a8ea62435a7f6f89869bee4fa99423d07ca
  - >-
    Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 <
    4ff12d82dac119b4b99b5a78b5af3bf2474c0a36
  - Linux 5.4
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-05T21:06:05.978572Z'
published: '2025-08-22'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T21:12:50.946Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38664'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35370d3b44efe194fd5ad55bac987e629597d782'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/435462f8ab2b9c5340a5414ce02f70117d0cfede'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c5a13c76dd37e9e4f8d48b87376a54f4399ce15'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c30093d58cd3d02d8358e2b1f4a06a0aae0bf5b'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3028f2a4e746b499043bbb8ab816f975473a0535'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fde7dccbf4c8a6d7940ecaf4c3d80a12f405dd7'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d640a8ea62435a7f6f89869bee4fa99423d07ca'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff12d82dac119b4b99b5a78b5af3bf2474c0a36'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00183
epssPercentile: 0.07933
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:32.005Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg()

Add check for the return value of devm_kmemdup()
to prevent potential null pointer dereference.

## Affected

- `Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 < 35370d3b44efe194fd5ad55bac987e629597d782`
- `Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 < 435462f8ab2b9c5340a5414ce02f70117d0cfede`
- `Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 < 7c5a13c76dd37e9e4f8d48b87376a54f4399ce15`
- `Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 < 1c30093d58cd3d02d8358e2b1f4a06a0aae0bf5b`
- `Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 < 3028f2a4e746b499043bbb8ab816f975473a0535`
- `Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 < 0fde7dccbf4c8a6d7940ecaf4c3d80a12f405dd7`
- `Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 < 6d640a8ea62435a7f6f89869bee4fa99423d07ca`
- `Linux >= c7648810961682b9388be2dd041df06915647445 < 4ff12d82dac119b4b99b5a78b5af3bf2474c0a36`
- `Linux 5.4`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.