CVE-2025-40059
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coresight: Fix incorrect handling for return value of devm_kzalloc
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.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
October 28, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-40059
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70714eb7243eaf333d23501d4c7bdd9daf011c01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4e7e646d5d9050b374baf5c6bb3a00fb79e206
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9688b66d0a5e0eecf44f6286b8d9f7a161264035
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40059.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40059