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CVE-2025-40059

coresight: Fix incorrect handling for return value of devm_kzalloc

N/A
Published: October 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: Fix incorrect handling for return value of devm_kzalloc The return value of devm_kzalloc could be an null pointer, use "!desc.pdata" to fix incorrect handling return value of devm_kzalloc.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
4277f035d227e829133df284be7e35b7236a5b0f6.8
Vendor states this is fixed in 70714eb7243eaf333d23501d4c7bdd9daf011c01 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c4e7e646d5d9050b374baf5c6bb3a00fb79e206 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9688b66d0a5e0eecf44f6286b8d9f7a161264035 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.53 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4e7e646d5d9050b374baf5c6bb3a00fb79e206
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9688b66d0a5e0eecf44f6286b8d9f7a161264035
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70714eb7243eaf333d23501d4c7bdd9daf011c01

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