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

ALSA: hda/hdmi: Fix breakage at probing nvhdmi-mcp driver

After restructuring and splitting the HDMI codec driver code, each
HDMI codec driver contains the own build_controls and build_pcms ops.
A copy-n-paste error put the wrong entries for nvhdmi-mcp driver; both
build_controls and build_pcms are swapped. Unfortunately both
callbacks have the very same form, and the compiler didn't complain
it, either. This resulted in a NULL dereference because the PCM
instance hasn't been initialized at calling the build_controls
callback.

Fix it by passing the proper entries.
Published: 2025-12-16
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8030-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8048-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000


Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda/hdmi: Fix breakage at probing nvhdmi-mcp driver After restructuring and splitting the HDMI codec driver code, each HDMI codec driver contains the own build_controls and build_pcms ops. A copy-n-paste error put the wrong entries for nvhdmi-mcp driver; both build_controls and build_pcms are swapped. Unfortunately both callbacks have the very same form, and the compiler didn't complain it, either. This resulted in a NULL dereference because the PCM instance hasn't been initialized at calling the build_controls callback. Fix it by passing the proper entries.
Title ALSA: hda/hdmi: Fix breakage at probing nvhdmi-mcp driver
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T21:48:44.906Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.255Z

Link: CVE-2025-68205

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-16T14:15:53.377

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-68205

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2025-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-68205 - Bugzilla

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