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CVE-2025-40162ASoC: amd/sdw_utils: avoid NULL deref when devm_kasprintf() fails

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 11:00 AM ET)

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In 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.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from cb8ea62e6402067ba092d4c1d66a9440513a572b before 095d692e5997ece300c89f10d903d5230090e6a0; from cb8ea62e6402067ba092d4c1d66a9440513a572b before a1cccbd19676fc36854535a7118ba2c27d0b84b3; from cb8ea62e6402067ba092d4c1d66a9440513a572b before 5726b68473f7153a7f6294185e5998b7e2a230a2	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/095d692e5997ece300c89f10d903d5230090e6a0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1cccbd19676fc36854535a7118ba2c27d0b84b3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5726b68473f7153a7f6294185e5998b7e2a230a2

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