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CVE-2025-38602
iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue since it may return NULL pointer.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c80832d445653baba5ac80cd2c2637c437ac881b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b398120fbe0acfef60b16f6a0f69902d385d7728
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e9f85ee3b46453a2f250a57d3a9f10c70c71202
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, 2.6.24, 0, 5.4.297, 5.10.241, 5.15.190, 6.1.148, 6.6.102, 6.12.42, 6.15.10, 6.16.1, 6.17
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 19th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.