CVE-2025-38113

Name	CVE-2025-38113
Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: CPPC: Fix NULL pointer dereference when nosmp is used With nosmp in cmdline, other CPUs are not brought up, leaving their cpc_desc_ptr NULL. CPU0's iteration via for_each_possible_cpu() dereferences these NULL pointers, causing panic. Panic backtrace: [ 0.401123] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000b8 ... [ 0.403255] [<ffffffff809a5818>] cppc_allow_fast_switch+0x6a/0xd4 ... Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! [ rjw: New subject ]
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	bullseye	5.10.223-1	fixed
	bullseye (security)	5.10.237-1	fixed
	bookworm	6.1.137-1	vulnerable
	bookworm (security)	6.1.140-1	vulnerable
	trixie	6.12.33-1	vulnerable
	trixie (security)	6.12.31-1	vulnerable
	sid	6.12.35-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
linux	source	bullseye	(not affected)
linux	source	(unstable)	6.12.35-1

[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/15eece6c5b05e5f9db0711978c3e3b7f1a2cfe12 (6.16-rc2)