{"cve":"CVE-2025-38609","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-19T17:15:39.343","modified":"2026-06-17T09:17:12.603","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name\n\nCommit 96ffcdf239de (\"PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from\nstruct devfreq\") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace\nit. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using\ndevfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of\ngovernor to before using governor->name.","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/2731c68f536fddcb71332db7f8d78c5eb4684c04","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631e101728df2a86b8fb761b49fad9712c651f8a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75323a49aa603cf5484a6d74d0d329e86d756e11","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f50619370045120c133bfdda5b320c8c97d41e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab7834c03820eb11269bc48f07c3800192460d2"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:07:46.309729541+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38609","score":0.00166,"percentile":0.05865,"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."]}