#VU117402 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40013
Published: October 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117402
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40013
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the audioreach_widget_load_module_common() function in sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/topology.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dda55d04caac3b4102c26e29b1c27fa35636be3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e1e5fe9f7e05ff831b56ebc02543e7811b8e18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8318e04ab2526b155773313b66a1542476ce1106
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f9c9fafc0e7a73bbff58954d171c016ddee1734
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1ad4192f3d2fc85339718a6252cb3337848f7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef08ce6304d30b5778035d07b04514cb70839983