5.5

CVE-2025-38602: debian debian_linux Unchecked Return Value

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38602DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38602
Published 19-08-2025Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-38602 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.9% 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
0.17%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 53 · Related 49
DLA-4327-1DLA-4328-1MGASA-2025-0234MGASA-2025-0235OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1SUSE-SU-2025:03272-1

Timeline

  1. 19-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue since it may return NULL pointer.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.16% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

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

Affected systems

Ubuntu147 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-100.100
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1046.49
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
  • linux< 6.1.148-1 | < 6.12.43-1 | < 6.16.3-1
  • debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < c80832d445653baba5ac80cd2c2637c437ac881b | ≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < b398120fbe0acfef60b16f6a0f69902d385d7728 | ≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < 2e9f85ee3b46453a2f250a57d3a9f10c70c71202 | ≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < 6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e | ≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f | ≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < 7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6 | ≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c | ≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < 70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701 | ≥ b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, < 90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a | 2.6.24
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.24, < 5.4.297 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.241 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.190 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.148 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.102 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.42 | ≥ 6.13, < 6.15.10 | ≥ 6.16, < 6.16.1

3 vendors · 151 products

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