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.
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Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8030-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8048-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | hwmon: (cgbc-hwmon) Add missing NULL check after devm_kzalloc() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:45:11.677Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.180Z
Link: CVE-2025-40224
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-04T16:16:14.917
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2025-40224
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