CVE-2025-40234

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers Devices without the AWCC interface don't initialize `awcc`. Add a check before dereferencing it in sleep handlers.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 8% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2025-12-04

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc

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