Bug 2389462 (CVE-2025-38609) - CVE-2025-38609 kernel: PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name
Summary: CVE-2025-38609 kernel: PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-38609
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2025-08-19 18:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-08-19 19:50 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-08-19 18:01:56 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

PM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor->name

Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from
struct devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace
it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL and directly using
devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of
governor to before using governor->name.


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