SB20251112108 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel nvdimm test
Published: November 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20251112108
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40144)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ndtest_probe() function in tools/testing/nvdimm/test/ndtest.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8aea9d512c65eed0dad98b8d65ce74fe77c01b34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/972cbba5cd384bacdc2eb589776e1d0a9f42714f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e6aa994917ee602798bbb03180a194b37865bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b808a3590c2884ca91316dbadbfcc1924f5893c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc8b56317ff83ef4bba89bda356b93978604694f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a1e3e88160f7d7a2c33e3db8844073ed6eaf97