CVE-2025-38171
power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe
Reported by linux · Published July 3, 2025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe The create_singlethread_workqueue() doesn't return error pointers, it returns NULL. Also cleanup the workqueue on the error paths.
EPSS 0.14% · 3.3th percentile
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux_kernel | linux | 6.15.3 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | a6a494c8e3ce1fe84aac538b087a4cab868ed83f, a6a494c8e3ce1fe84aac538b087a4cab868ed83f |
| Linux | Linux | 6.15, 0, 6.15.3 |
| Linux | Linux | *, 6.16, * |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15, 6.15 |
Timeline
- Jul 2, 2025 CVE Published
- Jul 3, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Jul 3, 2025 PoC Published (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 22, 2026 Security Advisory (166 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 9, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Nov 1, 2026 Distribution Patch (153 in total, the first dated here)
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