# CVE-2025-38368: misc: tps6594-pfsm: Add NULL pointer check in tps6594\_pfsm\_probe()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-25 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: tps6594-pfsm: Add NULL pointer check in tps6594_pfsm_probe() The returned value, pfsm->miscdev.name, from devm_kasprintf() could be NULL. A pointer check is added to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference. This is similar to the fix in commit 3027e7b15b02 ("ice: Fix some null pointer dereference issues in ice_ptp.c"). This issue is found by our static analysis tool.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8d1b4f219e8833130927f19d1c8bfbf49215ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10c8bff454b11ef553d9df19ee722d2df34cd0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d27ee5c59881a64ea92e363502742cb4f38b7460
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a99b598d836c9c6411110c70a2da134c78d96e67

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