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CVE-2025-38412: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-07-25 · updated 2026-10-15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks After retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the validity of them before dereferencing their content.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 11.0
• Linux kernel: from 5.11 before 5.15.187; from 5.16 before 6.1.144; from 6.2 before 6.6.97; from 6.7 before 6.12.37; from 6.13 before 6.15.6; 6.16-rc1, 6.16-rc2, 6.16-rc3, 6.16-rc4 — fixed in 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.12.37, 6.15.6, 6.6.97

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.12.37, 6.15.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0deb3eb78ebf225cb41aa9b2b2150f46cbfd359e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5df3b870bc389a1767c72448a3ce1c576ef4deab
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e9963583d11963ceca5d276e9c44684509f759
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c2d914b5337431d885597a79a3a3d9d55e80b7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf847dcb4114fe8b25d4c1c790bedcb6088cb3d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb617dd25ca176f3fee24f873f0fd60010773d67
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

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