CVE-2025-40234

Published: Dec 4, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux	affected `07ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b072c - < 24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4` affected `07ac275981b1f11a58dd7bb7790eed66252b072c - < a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc`
Linux	Linux	affected `6.16` unaffected `0 - < 6.16` unaffected `6.17.6 - <= 6.17.` unaffected `6.18 - <= `

References

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

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc

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CVE-2025-40234

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