CVE-2025-40162

NameCVE-2025-40162
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: amd/sdw_utils: avoid NULL deref when devm_kasprintf() fails devm_kasprintf() may return NULL on memory allocation failure, but the debug message prints cpus->dai_name before checking it. Move the dev_dbg() call after the NULL check to prevent potential NULL pointer dereference.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.244-1fixed
bookworm6.1.148-1fixed
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
linuxsourcebullseye(not affected)
linuxsourcebookworm(not affected)
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.57-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.17.6-1

Notes

[bookworm] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/5726b68473f7153a7f6294185e5998b7e2a230a2 (6.18-rc2)

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