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firmware: arm_scmi: Account for failed debug initialization

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Account for failed debug initialization When the SCMI debug subsystem fails to initialize, the related debug root will be missing, and the underlying descriptor will be NULL. Handle this fault condition in the SCMI debug helpers that maintain metrics counters.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.56, 6.17.6, 6.6.115
CVEs
CVE-2025-40226
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 10:56 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

firmware: arm_scmi: Account for failed debug initialization

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Dec 2025, 15:31 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scmi: Account for failed debug initialization When the SCMI debug subsystem fails to initialize, the related debug root will be missing, and the underlying descriptor will be NULL. Handle this fault condition in the SCMI debug helpers that maintain metrics counters.

osv:CVE-2025-40226

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.115, 6.12.56, 6.17.6

Complete source record
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