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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38113

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38113 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: CPPC: Fix NULL pointer dereference when nosmp is used With nosmp in cmdline, other CPUs are not brought up, leaving their cpc_desc_ptr NULL. CPU0's iteration via for_each_possible_cpu() dereferences these NULL pointers, causing panic. Panic backtrace: [ 0.401123] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000b8 ... [ 0.403255] [<ffffffff809a5818>] cppc_allow_fast_switch+0x6a/0xd4 ... Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! [ rjw: New subject ]

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux6.1.90-1, 6.1.38-1, 6.1.38-2
Debian:13linux0, 0
Debian:11linux-6.16.1.147-1, 6.1.148-1, *
Debian:14linux0, 0

Timeline

  • Jul 3, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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