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CVE-2025-38634

Vendordebian, linuxProductdebian linux, linux kernelDiscoveredAug 22, 2025UpdatedJan 7, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: cpcap-charger: Fix null check for power_supply_get_by_name In the cpcap_usb_detect() function, the power_supply_get_by_name() function may return NULL instead of an error pointer. To prevent potential null pointer dereferences, Added a null check.

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.17%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
31
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 23, 2026
▲ 0.01pp
0.16% → 0.17% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
34 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 22, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jan 7, 2026
Nov 21, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7879-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Nov 21, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7879-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Nov 21, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7880-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Nov 26, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7879-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Dec 4, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7909-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Dec 4, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7879-4: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Dec 4, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7909-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Dec 4, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7909-3: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Dec 4, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7910-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Dec 5, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7909-4: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Dec 5, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7910-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Dec 15, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7933-1: Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Dec 15, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7909-5: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Dec 15, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7934-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Dec 16, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7938-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Feb 11, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Feb 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Feb 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8031-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Feb 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-3: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Feb 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-4: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Feb 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-5: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Feb 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8031-2: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
Feb 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-6: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Feb 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8031-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Feb 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8052-1: Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Feb 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-7: Linux kernel (Low Latency NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Feb 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-8: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Feb 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8052-2: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Mar 4, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8074-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Mar 4, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8074-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Mar 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8126-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities