# CVE-2025-38602: iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc\_ordered\_workqueue

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-19 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.24

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue since it may return NULL pointer.

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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/c80832d445653baba5ac80cd2c2637c437ac881b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b398120fbe0acfef60b16f6a0f69902d385d7728
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e9f85ee3b46453a2f250a57d3a9f10c70c71202
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a

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