PT-2025-44127 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published 2025-09-08 · Updated 2026-05-07 · CVE-2025-40059

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel's coresight component related to the handling of return values from the devm kzalloc function. Specifically, the return value of devm kzalloc could be a null pointer, leading to incorrect handling. The issue was addressed by checking for a null pointer using the condition "!desc.pdata".

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Unchecked Return Value

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-252

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-13619

CVE-2025-40059

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15702-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10301-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4516-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20012-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20021-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20039-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20059-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20473-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20496-1

USN-8029-1

USN-8029-2

USN-8029-3

USN-8030-1

USN-8048-1

USN-8095-1

USN-8095-2

USN-8095-3

USN-8095-4

USN-8095-5

USN-8100-1

USN-8125-1

USN-8126-1

USN-8165-1

USN-8261-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Ubuntu

References · 2029

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40059.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38055 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40092 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21833 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-39788 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38251 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68319 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38543 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40098 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-38702 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-8030-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40359 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40284 · Vendor Advisory