CVE-2025-40226
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Publication date: 2025-12-04
Last updated on: 2025-12-04
Assigner: kernel.org
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability occurs in the Linux kernel's firmware component arm_scmi, where the SCMI debug subsystem may fail to initialize properly. When this happens, the related debug root is missing and the underlying descriptor becomes NULL. The issue involves handling this fault condition in the SCMI debug helpers that maintain metrics counters.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If the SCMI debug subsystem fails to initialize and the fault condition is not properly handled, it could lead to missing debug information or incorrect metrics counters. This may affect system diagnostics or monitoring related to the SCMI debug subsystem, potentially impacting system reliability or troubleshooting.