{"id":"AZL-73605","summary":"CVE-2025-38609 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.200.1-1","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPM / devfreq: Check governor before using governor-\u003ename\n\nCommit 96ffcdf239de (\"PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from\nstruct devfreq\") removes governor_name and uses governor-\u003ename to replace\nit. But devfreq-\u003egovernor may be NULL and directly using\ndevfreq-\u003egovernor-\u003ename may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of\ngovernor to before using governor-\u003ename.","modified":"2026-04-01T05:22:18.734126Z","published":"2025-08-19T17:15:39Z","upstream":["CVE-2025-38609"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38609"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.200.1-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-73605.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}