PT-2025-46764 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2025-40207
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Published
2025-08-08
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Updated
2026-08-30
CVSS v3.1
7.0
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The
v4l2 subdev call state try() macro in the Linux kernel does not check the return value of v4l2 subdev state alloc(). If v4l2 subdev state alloc() fails, it returns an error pointer, which can cause v4l2 subdev call state try() to crash. The issue is due to missing error handling within the function.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Improper Resource Release
Memory Leak
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu