FKIE_CVE-2025-40059

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-10-28 12:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:21
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: Fix incorrect handling for return value of devm_kzalloc The return value of devm_kzalloc could be an null pointer, use "!desc.pdata" to fix incorrect handling return value of devm_kzalloc.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70714eb7243eaf333d23501d4c7bdd9daf011c01
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4e7e646d5d9050b374baf5c6bb3a00fb79e206
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9688b66d0a5e0eecf44f6286b8d9f7a161264035
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:21:11.837",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-10-28T12:15:40.260",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
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