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    CVE-2025-40224

    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.

    Published:Dec 4, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Dec 4, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00035
    CVSS Score:5.5

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    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

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