The vulnerability of the function alienware_wmax_wmi_init() in the Linux kernel’s module drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-wmax.c allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the function alienwarewmaxwmiinit in the module drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-wmax.c of the Linux kernel is related to an infinite loop. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a attacker to cause a service failure...

CVE-2025-40234 platform/x86: alienware-wmi-wmax: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sleep handlers

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...