{"cve":"CVE-2025-38143","nvd":{"published":"2025-07-03T09:15:29.017","modified":"2026-06-17T09:16:08.487","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbacklight: pm8941: Add NULL check in wled_configure()\n\ndevm_kasprintf() returns NULL when memory allocation fails. Currently,\nwled_configure() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL\npointer dereference.\n\nAdd NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1be2000b703b02e149f8f2061054489f6c18c972","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21528806560510458378ea52c37e35b0773afaea","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a715be3fe80b68fa55cb3569af3d294be101626","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a56446595730a5e3f06a30902e23cb037d28146","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d06ac32c202142da40904180f2669ed4f5073ac"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:04:28.436527499+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38143","score":0.00201,"percentile":0.10075,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}