CVE-2025-40262
High
Input: imx_sc_key - fix memory corruption on unload
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: imx_sc_key - fix memory corruption on unload This is supposed to be "priv" but we accidentally pass "&priv" which is an address in the stack and so it will lead to memory corruption when the imx_sc_key_action() function is called. Remove the &.
Exploit probability
0.1%
Published
December 4, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-40262
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: imx_sc_key - fix memory corruption on unload This is supposed to be "priv" but we accidentally pass "&priv" which is an address in the stack and so it will lead to memory corruption when the imx_sc_key_action() function is called. Remove the &.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e96803b169dc948847f0fc2bae729a80914eb7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce5218b101205b3425099fe3df88a61b58f9cc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56881294915a6e866d31a46f9bcb5e19167cfbaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6524a15d33951b18ac408ebbcb9c16e14e21c336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a155292c3ce722036014da5477ee0e4c87b5e6b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca9a08de9b294422376f47ade323d69590dbc6f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d83f1512758f4ef6fc5e83219fe7eeeb6b428ea4
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40262.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40262