CVE-2025-40156
PM / devfreq: mtk-cci: Fix potential error pointer dereference in probe()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 12, 2025
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
PM / devfreq: mtk-cci: Fix potential error pointer dereference in probe()
The drv->sram_reg pointer could be set to ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER) which would lead to a error pointer dereference. Use IS_ERR_OR_NULL() to check that the pointer is valid.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc23e221f392304b7b8aad213812564ddf6517e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80eab6a9df7e1107dc334434dbacd05297703377
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44e32104cf7e670e3d683c97b52350d8fac23322
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24d61b6e23d2c7291c528dd43a0bf76b5c05c8f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc33bf0e097c6834646b98a7b3da0ae5b617f0f9
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