CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39771

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel pca9450 regulator driver, module testing produces a kernel dump because the restart handler is registered again ("notifier callback pca9450_i2c_restart_handler already registered"). The fix uses devm_register_sys_off_handler so the kernel manages resource release.

Risk Assessment

Reloading the pca9450 module may cause warnings and kernel dumps, potentially leading to system instability and issues with device restart handling.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix, especially on systems using the pca9450 regulator.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: pca9450: Use devm_register_sys_off_handler With module test, there is error dump: ------------[ cut here ]------------ notifier callback pca9450_i2c_restart_handler already registered WARNING: kernel/notifier.c:23 at notifier_chain_register+0x5c/0x88, CPU#0: kworker/u16:3/50 Call trace: notifier_chain_register+0x5c/0x88 (P) atomic_notifier_chain_register+0x30/0x58 register_restart_handler+0x1c/0x28 pca9450_i2c_probe+0x418/0x538 i2c_device_probe+0x220/0x3d0 really_probe+0x114/0x410 __driver_probe_device+0xa0/0x150 driver_probe_device+0x40/0x114 __device_attach_driver+0xd4/0x12c So use devm_register_sys_off_handler to let kernel handle the resource free to avoid kernel dump.

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