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I haven't further investigated whether this can be\nchanged or if there are other possibilities to force synchronization\nbetween these two probe routines. On the other hand I don't expect much\nboot time penalty by probing the 'dummy' regulator synchronously." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/regulator/dummy.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "259b93b21a9ffe5117af4dfb5505437e463c6a5a", "lessThan": "e26f24ca4fb940b15e092796c5993142a2558bd9", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "259b93b21a9ffe5117af4dfb5505437e463c6a5a", "lessThan": "d3b83a1442a09b145006eb4294b1a963c5345c9c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "259b93b21a9ffe5117af4dfb5505437e463c6a5a", "lessThan": "5ade367b56c3947c990598df92395ce737bee872", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "259b93b21a9ffe5117af4dfb5505437e463c6a5a", "lessThan": "8619909b38eeebd3e60910158d7d68441fc954e9", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/regulator/dummy.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.4", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.4", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.85", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.21", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.13.9", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.13.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.14", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.4", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.85" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.4", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.21" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.4", "versionEndExcluding": "6.13.9" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.4", "versionEndExcluding": "6.14" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e26f24ca4fb940b15e092796c5993142a2558bd9" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b83a1442a09b145006eb4294b1a963c5345c9c" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ade367b56c3947c990598df92395ce737bee872" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8619909b38eeebd3e60910158d7d68441fc954e9" } ], "title": "regulator: dummy: force synchronous probing", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-476", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2025-10-01T17:08:57.163983Z", "id": "CVE-2025-22009", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-10-01T17:09:02.444Z" } } ] } }