{"cve":"CVE-2025-38536","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-16T12:15:29.347","modified":"2026-07-30T06:23:24.740","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: airoha: fix potential use-after-free in airoha_npu_get()\n\nnp->name was being used after calling of_node_put(np), which\nreleases the node and can lead to a use-after-free bug.\nPreviously, of_node_put(np) was called unconditionally after\nof_find_device_by_node(np), which could result in a use-after-free if\npdev is NULL.\n\nThis patch moves of_node_put(np) after the error check to ensure\nthe node is only released after both the error and success cases\nare handled appropriately, preventing potential resource issues.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cd582e7d0787506990ef0180405eb6224fa90a6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df6bf96b41e547e350667bc4c143be53646d070d"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:06:45.861874017+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38536","score":0.00147,"percentile":0.03932,"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."]}