{"cve":"CVE-2025-38602","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-19T17:15:38.380","modified":"2026-06-17T09:17:11.870","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\niwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue\n\nAdd check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue since it may\nreturn NULL pointer.","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-252"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e9f85ee3b46453a2f250a57d3a9f10c70c71202","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:07:46.309729541+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38602","score":0.00169,"percentile":0.06255,"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."]}