CVE-2025-40062

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

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel’s crypto subsystem, specifically within the hisilicon/qm module. The issue involves a potential double free when the qm->debug.qm diff regs memory region is not set to NULL after being freed during the initialization process. This occurs when the initialization of qm->debug.acc diff reg fails, preventing the probe process from exiting and leading to a double free during the remove process.

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