Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: cs35l41: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cs35l41_get_acpi_mute_state() Return value of a function acpi_evaluate_dsm() is dereferenced without checking for NULL, but it is usually checked for this function. acpi_evaluate_dsm() may return NULL, when acpi_evaluate_object() returns acpi_status other than ACPI_SUCCESS, so add a check to prevent the crach. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-10-30T09:48:05.200Z

Last Modified :

2025-10-30T09:48:05.200Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40098 vulnerability.

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Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8527bbb33936340525a3504a00932b2f8fd75754 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b518386db2b993d786c431caa9f46ce063c5cb05 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025103017-CVE-2025-40098-7f8f@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40098 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40098 cve-icon
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