{"cve":"CVE-2025-40234","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-04T16:16:16.273","modified":"2026-10-19T21:10:00.160","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers\n\nDevices without the AWCC interface don't initialize `awcc`. Add a check\nbefore dereferencing it in sleep handlers.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-40234","score":0.00186,"percentile":0.0815,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}