CVE-2025-38668
Published: Aug 22, 2025
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix NULL dereference on unbind due to stale coupling data Failing to reset coupling_desc.n_coupled after freeing coupled_rdevs can lead to NULL pointer dereference when regulators are accessed post-unbind. This can happen during runtime PM or other regulator operations that rely on coupling metadata. For example, on ridesx4, unbinding the 'reg-dummy' platform device triggers a panic in regulator_lock_recursive() due to stale coupling state. Ensure n_coupled is set to 0 to prevent access to invalid pointers.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected d8ca7d184b33af7913c244900df77c6cad6a5590 - < 7574892e259bbb16262ebfb4b65a2054a5e03a49affected d8ca7d184b33af7913c244900df77c6cad6a5590 - < 6c49eac796681e250e34156bafb643930310bd4aaffected d8ca7d184b33af7913c244900df77c6cad6a5590 - < ca9bef9ba1a6be640c87bf802d2e9e696021576aaffected d8ca7d184b33af7913c244900df77c6cad6a5590 - < 800a2cfb2df7f96b3fb48910fc595e0215f6b019affected d8ca7d184b33af7913c244900df77c6cad6a5590 - < 233d3c54c9620e95193923859ea1d0b0f5d748ca+3 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 5.3unaffected 0 - < 5.3unaffected 5.4.297 - <= 5.4.*unaffected 5.10.241 - <= 5.10.*unaffected 5.15.190 - <= 5.15.*+5 more versions |
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