# CVE-2025-40234: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-04 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers Devices without the AWCC interface don't initialize `awcc`. Add a check before dereferencing it in sleep handlers.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24c3812c9e817d19e4842d7495561594de1ddcb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a49c4d48c3b60926e6a8cec217bf95aa65388ecc

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