#VU117796 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40085
Published: October 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117796
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-2025-40085
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 get_alias_quirk() function in sound/usb/card.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/28412b489b088fb88dff488305fd4e56bd47f6e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576312eb436326b44b7010f4d9ae2b698df075ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/736159f7b296d7a95f7208eb4799639b1f8b16a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8503ac1a62075a085402e42a386b5c627c821a51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d19a7ab28c7b9c207db5c5282afa8cc8595bcdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bba7208765d26e5e36b87f21dacc2780b064f41f