CVE-2025-40188
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Publication date: 2025-11-12
Last updated on: 2025-11-14
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pwm: berlin: Fix wrong register in suspend/resume
The 'enable' register should be BERLIN_PWM_EN rather than
BERLIN_PWM_ENABLE, otherwise, the driver accesses wrong address, there
will be cpu exception then kernel panic during suspend/resume.
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| CWE ID | Description |
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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 pwm: berlin driver. The driver incorrectly uses the BERLIN_PWM_ENABLE register instead of the correct BERLIN_PWM_EN register during suspend and resume operations. This causes the driver to access a wrong memory address, leading to a CPU exception and a kernel panic during suspend or resume.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that it can cause the system to experience a kernel panic during suspend or resume operations, potentially leading to system crashes and instability.
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