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CVE-2025-38171: power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.15 before 6.15.3 — fixed in 6.15.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.15.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11741b8e382d34b13277497ab91123d8b0b5c2db
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f16be2b2927fdcfe40b596b7411c46d23a82034

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