CVE-2025-40234: Linux

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 6.16, before 6.17.6 (fixed in 6.17.6)

Published 2025-12-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.