CVE-2025-40013

  • Published: 2025-10-20T16:15:38.057
  • Last modified: 1761075085

Summary

🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-40013 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: qcom: audioreach: fix potential null pointer dereference It is possible that the topology parsing function audioreach_widget_load_module_common() could return NULL or an error pointer. Add missing NULL check so that we do not dereference it. 📊 Technical details Severity: CVSS: Vendor: 🧩 Affected products Not specified. 🚨 Recommended mitigations Update to the latest available version Monitor logs and network traffic Apply least-privilege and segment the network…

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    🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-40013

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: qcom: audioreach: fix potential null pointer dereference It is possible that the topology parsing function audioreach_widget_load_module_common() could return NULL or an error pointer. Add missing NULL check so that we do not dereference it.

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    🧩 Affected products

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    • Update to the latest available version
    • Monitor logs and network traffic
    • Apply least-privilege and segment the network

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    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    ASoC: qcom: audioreach: fix potential null pointer dereference

    It is possible that the topology parsing function
    audioreach_widget_load_module_common() could return NULL or an error
    pointer. Add missing NULL check so that we do not dereference it.

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    How to fix CVE-2025-40013

    CVE-2025-40013 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

    Description: Summary 🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-40013 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: qcom: audioreach: fix potential null pointer dereference It is possible that the topology parsing function audioreach_widget_load_module_common() could return NULL or an error pointer. Add missing NULL check so that we do not dereference it. 📊 Technical details Severity: CVSS: […]

    Exploit Difficulty: HARD
    ⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
    🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
    💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

    How to Fix:

    1 Identify affected systems

    - Check if you're running the affected product

    2 Immediate actions

    - Update to the latest patched version
    - If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

    3 Verification

    - Test the fix in a staging environment first
    - Review logs for signs of exploitation
    - Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

    4 Long-term prevention

    - Enable automatic security updates
    - Set up vulnerability monitoring
    - Review and harden security configurations

    Vendor Advisory: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dda55d04caac3b4102c26e29b1c27fa35636be3https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e1e5fe9f7e05ff831b56ebc02543e7811b8e18https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8318e04ab2526b155773313b66a1542476ce1106https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f9c9fafc0e7a73bbff58954d171c016ddee1734https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1ad4192f3d2fc85339718a6252cb3337848f7bhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef08ce6304d30b5778035d07b04514cb70839983

    Exploit Difficulty Assessment

    HARD
    ⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
    🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
    💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

    Vulnerability Timeline

    Oct 20, 2025
    Vulnerability Published

    CVE details first published to NVD database

    Jan 01, 1970
    Last Modified

    CVE details were updated

    Oct 28, 2025
    Imported to Database

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