In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/features: Add check for no entries in cxl_feature_info
cxl EDAC calls cxl_feature_info() to get the feature information and
if the hardware has no Features support, cxlfs may be passed in as
NULL.
[ 51.957498] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008
[ 51.965571] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 51.971559] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 51.977542] PGD 17e4f6067 P4D 0
[ 51.981384] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 51.986300] CPU: 49 UID: 0 PID: 3782 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.17.0dj
test+ #64 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 51.997355] Hardware name: <removed>
[ 52.009790] RIP: 0010:cxl_feature_info+0xa/0x80 [cxl_core]
Add a check for cxlfs before dereferencing it and return -EOPNOTSUPP if
there is no cxlfs created due to no hardware support.
cxl/features: Add check for no entries in cxl_feature_info
cxl EDAC calls cxl_feature_info() to get the feature information and
if the hardware has no Features support, cxlfs may be passed in as
NULL.
[ 51.957498] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008
[ 51.965571] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 51.971559] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 51.977542] PGD 17e4f6067 P4D 0
[ 51.981384] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 51.986300] CPU: 49 UID: 0 PID: 3782 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.17.0dj
test+ #64 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 51.997355] Hardware name: <removed>
[ 52.009790] RIP: 0010:cxl_feature_info+0xa/0x80 [cxl_core]
Add a check for cxlfs before dereferencing it and return -EOPNOTSUPP if
there is no cxlfs created due to no hardware support.
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History
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0000
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Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/features: Add check for no entries in cxl_feature_info cxl EDAC calls cxl_feature_info() to get the feature information and if the hardware has no Features support, cxlfs may be passed in as NULL. [ 51.957498] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 [ 51.965571] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 51.971559] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 51.977542] PGD 17e4f6067 P4D 0 [ 51.981384] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 51.986300] CPU: 49 UID: 0 PID: 3782 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.17.0dj test+ #64 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 51.997355] Hardware name: <removed> [ 52.009790] RIP: 0010:cxl_feature_info+0xa/0x80 [cxl_core] Add a check for cxlfs before dereferencing it and return -EOPNOTSUPP if there is no cxlfs created due to no hardware support. | |
| Title | cxl/features: Add check for no entries in cxl_feature_info | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-30T09:47:57.990Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.162Z
Link: CVE-2025-40089
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-10-30T10:15:33.447
Modified: 2025-10-30T15:03:13.440
Link: CVE-2025-40089
Redhat
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Updated: 2025-10-30T14:37:15Z