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power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe The create_singlethread_workqueue() doesn't return error pointers, it returns NULL. Also cleanup the workqueue on the error paths.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.15.3
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-38171
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 00:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 3 Jul 2025, 08:36 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: max77705: Fix workqueue error handling in probe The create_singlethread_workqueue() doesn't return error pointers, it returns NULL. Also cleanup the workqueue on the error paths.
osv:CVE-2025-38171
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.15.3
Complete source record
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