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CVE-2025-40224: hwmon: (cgbc-hwmon) Add missing NULL check after devm_kzalloc()

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-04 · updated 2026-10-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (cgbc-hwmon) Add missing NULL check after devm_kzalloc() The driver allocates memory for sensor data using devm_kzalloc(), but did not check if the allocation succeeded. In case of memory allocation failure, dereferencing the NULL pointer would lead to a kernel crash. Add a NULL pointer check and return -ENOMEM to handle allocation failure properly.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.15 — fixed in 6.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/240b82b86a091c1aa49d951d4467425420a081a0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a09a5aa8bf258ddc99a22c30f17fe304b96b5350

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