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remoteproc: pru: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in pru_rproc_set_ctable()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: pru: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in pru_rproc_set_ctable() pru_rproc_set_ctable() accessed rproc->priv before the IS_ERR_OR_NULL check, which could lead to a null pointer dereference. Move the pru assignment, ensuring we never dereference a NULL rproc pointer.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.6.112
CVEs
CVE-2025-40033
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 11:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

remoteproc: pru: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in pru_rproc_set_ctable()

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Oct 2025, 11:48 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: pru: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in pru_rproc_set_ctable() pru_rproc_set_ctable() accessed rproc->priv before the IS_ERR_OR_NULL check, which could lead to a null pointer dereference. Move the pru assignment, ensuring we never dereference a NULL rproc pointer.

osv:CVE-2025-40033

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3

Complete source record
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