{"cve":"CVE-2025-38634","nvd":{"published":"2025-08-22T16:15:37.307","modified":"2026-06-17T09:17:15.507","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npower: supply: cpcap-charger: Fix null check for power_supply_get_by_name\n\nIn the cpcap_usb_detect() function, the power_supply_get_by_name()\nfunction may return `NULL` instead of an error pointer.\nTo prevent potential null pointer dereferences, Added a null check.","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/27001e4f146624c4b3389b029bdc0f8049819560","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ebbb9106aaa2fd58e0359bc3a2490953db2ef0c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e9bdb563916287ba1b4258812434e0585ac6d00","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9784d832d7c103539cd9afb376534eaa35815d3d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2436263144980cc99a9860c7b43335847afbe53"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:07:46.309729541+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38634","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."]}