PM / devfreq: mtk-cci: Fix potential error pointer dereference in probe()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM / devfreq: mtk-cci: Fix potential error pointer dereference in probe() The drv->sram_reg pointer could be set to ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER) which would lead to a error pointer dereference. Use IS_ERR_OR_NULL() to check that the pointer is valid.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00201 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53 +2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40156
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc7p-8p5c-3rjg
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc23e221f392304b7b8aad213812564ddf6517e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80eab6a9df7e1107dc334434dbacd05297703377
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44e32104cf7e670e3d683c97b52350d8fac23322
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24d61b6e23d2c7291c528dd43a0bf76b5c05c8f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc33bf0e097c6834646b98a7b3da0ae5b617f0f9
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40156 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40156 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wc7p-8p5c-3rjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-40156 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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