CVE-2025-40030
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Publication date: 2025-10-28

Last updated on: 2025-10-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: check the return value of pinmux_ops::get_function_name() While the API contract in docs doesn't specify it explicitly, the generic implementation of the get_function_name() callback from struct pinmux_ops - pinmux_generic_get_function_name() - can fail and return NULL. This is already checked in pinmux_check_ops() so add a similar check in pinmux_func_name_to_selector() instead of passing the returned pointer right down to strcmp() where the NULL can get dereferenced. This is normal operation when adding new pinfunctions.
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Published
2025-10-28
Last Modified
2025-10-30
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2026-05-07
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2025-10-28
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CVE-2025-40030
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linux linux_kernel *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is in the Linux kernel's pinctrl subsystem. The function pinmux_ops::get_function_name() can return a NULL pointer, but this return value was not properly checked before being used in a string comparison function (strcmp). This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. The fix involved adding a check for the NULL return value to prevent this issue.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

If exploited, this vulnerability could cause the Linux kernel to dereference a NULL pointer, potentially leading to a kernel crash or system instability. This could result in denial of service or other unexpected behavior on affected systems.


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