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Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-40098ALSA: hda: cs35l41: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cs35l41_get_acpi_mute_state()

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: cs35l41: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cs35l41_get_acpi_mute_state() Return value of a function acpi_evaluate_dsm() is dereferenced without checking for NULL, but it is usually checked for this function. acpi_evaluate_dsm() may return NULL, when acpi_evaluate_object() returns acpi_status other than ACPI_SUCCESS, so add a check to prevent the crach. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.101-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40098
Debian:14linux6.17.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40098
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.101-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-147.147USN-8917-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-147.147UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-14.14UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1067.70USN-8917-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1067.70UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.176.17.0-1007.7~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1071.79USN-8918-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1069.76UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1069.76USN-8918-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1071.79USN-8917-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1008.8~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1066.74USN-8917-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1052.56USN-8917-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1067.68USN-8917-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1067.68UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-147.147.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-147.147.1USN-8917-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1064.67USN-8917-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1064.67UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1007.7~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1006.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-14.14.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmware6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-40098

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 – before 19129a365d2bd019fb60662b36b2655931997f12447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 – before b518386db2b993d786c431caa9f46ce063c5cb05447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 – before 8527bbb33936340525a3504a00932b2f8fd75754
Linux Linux 6.7

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