# CVE-2025-38664: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice\_copy\_and\_init\_pkg()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-22 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix a null pointer dereference in ice_copy_and_init_pkg() Add check for the return value of devm_kmemdup() to prevent potential null pointer dereference.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35370d3b44efe194fd5ad55bac987e629597d782
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/435462f8ab2b9c5340a5414ce02f70117d0cfede
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c5a13c76dd37e9e4f8d48b87376a54f4399ce15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c30093d58cd3d02d8358e2b1f4a06a0aae0bf5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3028f2a4e746b499043bbb8ab816f975473a0535
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fde7dccbf4c8a6d7940ecaf4c3d80a12f405dd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d640a8ea62435a7f6f89869bee4fa99423d07ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff12d82dac119b4b99b5a78b5af3bf2474c0a36

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