CVE-2025-40234

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers

Devices without the AWCC interface don't initialize awcc. Add a check before dereferencing it in sleep handlers.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux07ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b072c < 24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4affected
LinuxLinux07ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b072c < a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388eccaffected
LinuxLinux6.16affected
LinuxLinux0 < 6.16unaffected
LinuxLinux6.17.6 <= 6.17.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.18 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

References