# CVE-2025-38113: ACPI: CPPC: Fix NULL pointer dereference when nosmp is used

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-03 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.19

## 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 ]

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356d09c7f5bf525086002a34f8bae40b134d1611
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6dad167aade4bf0bef9130f2f149f4249fc4ad0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32a48db4cf28ea087214c261da8476db218d08bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a677d0ceb4a5d62117b711a8b2e0aee80d33015
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15eece6c5b05e5f9db0711978c3e3b7f1a2cfe12

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