ALSA: hda: cs35l41: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cs35l41_hda_read_acpi()
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
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: cs35l41: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cs35l41_hda_read_acpi() The acpi_get_first_physical_node() function can return NULL, in which case the get_device() function also returns NULL, but this value is then dereferenced without checking,so add a check to prevent a crash. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00231 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64 +3Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68345
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hj88-pj44-5w8c
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e63f9c81ca28b06eeeac3630faddc50717897351
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a35a505d76a4b6cd426b59ff2d800d0394cc5d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6ba921b17797ccc545d80e0dbccb5fab91c248c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c28946b7409b7b68fb0481ec738c8b04578b11c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/343fa9800cf9870ec681e21f0a6f2157b74ae520
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c34b04cc6178f33c08331568c7fd25c5b9a39f66
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68345 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68345 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hj88-pj44-5w8c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68345 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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