CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-40098

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the ALSA HDA cs35l41 driver. The function cs35l41_get_acpi_mute_state() calls acpi_evaluate_dsm() without checking for NULL return, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and potential crash.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker could trigger a kernel panic by invoking specific ACPI operations, causing a denial of service.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix adding a NULL check before dereferencing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: cs35l41: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cs35l41_get_acpi_mute_state() Return value of a function acpi_evaluate_dsm() is dereferenced without checking for NULL, but it is usually checked for this function. acpi_evaluate_dsm() may return NULL, when acpi_evaluate_object() returns acpi_status other than ACPI_SUCCESS, so add a check to prevent the crach. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS