CVE-2025-38668

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix NULL dereference on unbind due to stale coupling data Failing to reset coupling_desc.n_coupled after freeing coupled_rdevs can lead to NULL pointer dereference when regulators are accessed post-unbind. This can happen during runtime PM or other regulator operations that rely on coupling metadata. For example, on ridesx4, unbinding the 'reg-dummy' platform device triggers a panic in regulator_lock_recursive() due to stale coupling state. Ensure n_coupled is set to 0 to prevent access to invalid pointers.

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-38668 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-38668.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/233d3c54c9620e95193923859ea1d0b0f5d748ca
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4261dbb3335221fd9c6e69f909ba79ee6663a7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c49eac796681e250e34156bafb643930310bd4a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7574892e259bbb16262ebfb4b65a2054a5e03a49
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800a2cfb2df7f96b3fb48910fc595e0215f6b019
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca46946a482238b0cdea459fb82fc837fb36260e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca9bef9ba1a6be640c87bf802d2e9e696021576a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7e59c5fd7a0f5e16e75a30a89ea2c4ab88612b8
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025082200-CVE-2025-38668-ea82@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38668
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38668