# CVE-2025-38412: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6
- Published: 2025-07-25 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in 92c2d914b5337431d885597a79a3a3d9d55e80b7; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in 68e9963583d11963ceca5d276e9c44684509f759; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in 0deb3eb78ebf225cb41aa9b2b2150f46cbfd359e; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in 5df3b870bc389a1767c72448a3ce1c576ef4deab; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in aaf847dcb4114fe8b25d4c1c790bedcb6088cb3d; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in eb617dd25ca176f3fee24f873f0fd60010773d67
- Linux: 5.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.187; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.144; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.97; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.37; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.15.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Fix WMI data block retrieval in sysfs callbacks After retrieving WMI data blocks in sysfs callbacks, check for the validity of them before dereferencing their content.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c2d914b5337431d885597a79a3a3d9d55e80b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e9963583d11963ceca5d276e9c44684509f759
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0deb3eb78ebf225cb41aa9b2b2150f46cbfd359e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5df3b870bc389a1767c72448a3ce1c576ef4deab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf847dcb4114fe8b25d4c1c790bedcb6088cb3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb617dd25ca176f3fee24f873f0fd60010773d67

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