CVE-2025-38142: debian debian_linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38142DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38142

Published 03-07-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-38142 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk

22/100

0100

Low · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

5.5/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.19%

0%100%

Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

03-07-2025
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
11-05-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) check sensor index in read_string() Prevent a potential invalid memory access when the requested sensor is not found. find_ec_sensor_index() may return a negative value (e.g. -ENOENT), but its result was used without checking, which could lead to undefined behavior when passed to get_sensor_info(). Add a proper check to return -EINVAL if sensor_index is negative. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [groeck: Return error code returned from find_ec_sensor_index]

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

v3.15.5

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.17% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026

EPSS score

0.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceThe product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected systems

Ubuntu119 products

linux< 6.8.0-100.100
linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws< 6.8.0-1046.49
linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)

linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-6.14< 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1
linux-aws-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-6.8< 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips< 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1046.52
linux-azure-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-6.8< 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-azure-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1046.53
linux-azure-fde-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-fde-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-fde-6.8< 6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips< 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
linux-azure-nvidiaAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-nvidia-6.14< 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-bluefield< 6.8.0-1016.20
linux-fips< 6.8.0-100.100+fips1
linux-gcpAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1047.50
linux-gcp-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-6.14< 6.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-6.8< 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-gcp-fips< 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
linux-gkeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1043.48
linux-gke-4.15All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gke-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gke-5.4All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gkeopAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1030.33
linux-gkeop-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gkeop-5.4All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hweAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-6.8< 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
linux-hwe-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-ibm< 6.8.0-1044.44
linux-ibm-6.8< 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
linux-intelAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-intel-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-intel-iot-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-lowlatency< 6.8.0-100.100.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8< 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1
linux-nvidia< 6.8.0-1046.49
linux-nvidia-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-nvidia-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-nvidia-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-nvidia-6.8< 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency< 6.8.0-1046.49.1
linux-nvidia-tegra< 6.8.0-1020.20
linux-oemAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.10All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.14All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.17All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.1All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.14< 6.14.0-1012.12
linux-oem-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-6.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle< 6.8.0-1043.44
linux-oracle-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-6.14< 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-6.8< 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1
linux-raspi< 6.8.0-1047.51
linux-raspi-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-2037.38
linux-raspi2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.1-1041.42
linux-realtime-6.14< 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-realtime-6.8< 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1
linux-riscvAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-6.14< 6.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1
linux-riscv-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-6.8< 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
linux-starfive-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-starfive-6.2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-starfive-6.5All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-xilinx< 6.8.0-1023.24

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Debian2 products

linux< 6.1.147-1 | < 6.12.35-1
debian_linuxEOL11.0

Linux2 products

linux≥ d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668, < 6bf529ce84dccc0074dbc704e70aee4aa545057e | ≥ d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668, < 4e9e45746b861ebd54c03ef301da2cb8fc990536 | ≥ d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668, < 19bd9cde38dd4ca1771aed7afba623e7f4247c8e | ≥ d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668, < 7eeb3df6f07a886bdfd52757ede127a59a8784dc | ≥ d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668, < 25be318324563c63cbd9cb53186203a08d2f83a1 | 5.18
linux_kernel≥ 5.18, < 6.1.142 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.94 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.34 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.3

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