CVE - CVE-2025-38113

CVE-ID
CVE-2025-38113	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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 ]
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15eece6c5b05e5f9db0711978c3e3b7f1a2cfe12 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15eece6c5b05e5f9db0711978c3e3b7f1a2cfe12 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a677d0ceb4a5d62117b711a8b2e0aee80d33015 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a677d0ceb4a5d62117b711a8b2e0aee80d33015 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a48db4cf28ea087214c261da8476db218d08bd URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a48db4cf28ea087214c261da8476db218d08bd MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356d09c7f5bf525086002a34f8bae40b134d1611 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356d09c7f5bf525086002a34f8bae40b134d1611 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6dad167aade4bf0bef9130f2f149f4249fc4ad0 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6dad167aade4bf0bef9130f2f149f4249fc4ad0
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20250416	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20250416)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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