CVE-2025-40127

NameCVE-2025-40127
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: ks-sa - fix division by zero in ks_sa_rng_init Fix division by zero in ks_sa_rng_init caused by missing clock pointer initialization. The clk_get_rate() call is performed on an uninitialized clk pointer, resulting in division by zero when calculating delay values. Add clock initialization code before using the clock. drivers/char/hw_random/ks-sa-rng.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.244-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.148-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.158-1fixed
trixie6.12.43-1vulnerable
trixie (security)6.12.48-1vulnerable
forky6.16.12-2vulnerable
sid6.17.7-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.158-1
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.57-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.17.6-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/612b1dfeb414dfa780a6316014ceddf9a74ff5c0 (6.18-rc1)

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