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CVE-2025-40162

UNSCORED
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: amd/sdw_utils: avoid NULL deref when devm_kasprintf() fails devm_kasprintf() may return NULL on memory allocation failure, but the debug message prints cpus->dai_name before checking it. Move the dev_dbg() call after the NULL check to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.12.57-1CVE-2025-40162
Fixed in:6.17.6-1CVE-2025-40162
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1006-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1008-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3
linux-image-6.17.0-1008-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1
linux-image-6.17.0-14-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-6.17.0-14-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-aws-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3
linux-image-azure-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-gcp-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-generic-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-oem-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-oracle-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1
linux-image-raspi-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1
linux-image-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1
linux-image-realtime-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-virtual-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-oem-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1
linux-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1

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CVSS v3.1 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days
6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

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