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CVE-2025-38668

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Published: Aug 22, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix NULL dereference on unbind due to stale coupling data Failing to reset coupling_desc.n_coupled after freeing coupled_rdevs can lead to NULL pointer dereference when regulators are accessed post-unbind. This can happen during runtime PM or other regulator operations that rely on coupling metadata. For example, on ridesx4, unbinding the 'reg-dummy' platform device triggers a panic in regulator_lock_recursive() due to stale coupling state. Ensure n_coupled is set to 0 to prevent access to invalid pointers.

Affected (12)

1 product
Linux Kernel
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
11 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
5.11 ≤ version < 5.15.190
5.16 ≤ version < 6.1.148
5.3 ≤ version < 5.4.297
5.5 ≤ version < 5.10.241
6.13 ≤ version < 6.15.9
6.2 ≤ version < 6.6.101
6.7 ≤ version < 6.12.41
Version 6.16 rc1
Version 6.16 rc2
Version 6.16 rc3
Version 6.16 rc4
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 11.0

References (10)

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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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