NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40346

Vulnerability identifier: #VU120068

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40346

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the topology_parse_cpu_capacity() function in drivers/base/arch_topology.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
perf-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-headers
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-macros
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-extra-modules
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

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kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-301.0.0.204, 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.170.97, 5.15.0-170.180+fips1, 5.15.0.1100.90, 5.15.0.1100.96, 5.15.0-1100.107+fips1, 5.15.0-1100.109+fips1, 6.8.0-106.106+fips1, 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.170.143, 5.15.0.170.159, 5.15.0-170.180, 5.15.0-170.180~20.04.1, 5.15.0.170.180~20.04.1, 5.15.0.170.180~20.04.3, 5.15.0-170.180~20.04.3, 5.15.0.1083.82, 5.15.0-1083.91, 5.15.0.1094.90, 5.15.0-1094.97, 5.15.0-1094.97~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1094.97~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1096.95, 5.15.0-1096.102, 5.15.0.1100.96, 5.15.0.1100.103, 5.15.0-1100.107, 5.15.0-1100.109, 6.8.0-106.106, 6.8.0-106.106.1, 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1035.38, 6.8.0-1047.48, 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1048.53, 6.8.0-1049.49, 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1050.53, 6.8.0-1052.55, 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1, 6.17.0-14.14, 6.17.0-1006.7, 6.17.0-1008.8
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1041.41+1, 5.15.0.1041.43
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1052.52, 5.15.0.1052.52, 5.15.0-1052.52~20.04.2, 5.15.0.1052.52~20.04.2
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1064.67, 5.15.0-1064.68, 5.15.0-1095.101~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1095.101~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1092.88, 5.15.0-1092.97, 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0-1097.103, 5.15.0-1097.103~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1097.103~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1100.109~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1100.109~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1092.94, 5.15.0.1092.96, 5.15.0.1099.103, 5.15.0-1099.108
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1095.95, 5.15.0-1095.96, 6.8.0-1049.52, 6.8.0-1049.52.1, 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1095.95, 5.15.0-1095.101
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.95, 5.15.0-1097.100, 6.8.0-1050.54, 6.8.0-2040.41
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1100.107~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1100.107~20.04.2
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.94, 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.107, 5.15.0-1109.118, 6.8.0-1051.57, 6.17.0-1008.8
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.1-1045.46, 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1011.11

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02fbea0864fd4a863671f5d418129258d7159f68
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2eead19334516c8e9927c11b448fbe512b1f18a1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3373f263bb647fcc3b5237cfaef757633b9ee25e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a01b2614e84361aa222f67bc628593987e5cdb2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45379303124487db3a81219af7565d41f498167f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64da320252e43456cc9ec3055ff567f168467b37
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a77f8434954cb1e9c42c3854e40855fdcf5ab235

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel base driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iot-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-5.15
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.17
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-xilinx