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CVE-2025-40144
nvdimm: ndtest: Return -ENOMEM if devm_kcalloc() fails in ndtest_probe()
Description

Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 12, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
Handle memory allocation failures to prevent NULL pointer dereferences.
  • Check all memory allocations for failure.
  • Return -ENOMEM if allocation fails.
  • Jump to the common error path.
  • Update the Linux kernel.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-40144 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Rejected by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: ndtest: Return -ENOMEM if devm_kcalloc() fails in ndtest_probe() devm_kcalloc() may fail. ndtest_probe() allocates three DMA address arrays (dcr_dma, label_dma, dimm_dma) and later unconditionally uses them in ndtest_nvdimm_init(), which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference under low-memory conditions. Check all three allocations and return -ENOMEM if any allocation fails, jumping to the common error path. Do not emit an extra error message since the allocator already warns on allocation failure. Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8aea9d512c65eed0dad98b8d65ce74fe77c01b34
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/972cbba5cd384bacdc2eb589776e1d0a9f42714f
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e6aa994917ee602798bbb03180a194b37865bb
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b808a3590c2884ca91316dbadbfcc1924f5893c7
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc8b56317ff83ef4bba89bda356b93978604694f
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a1e3e88160f7d7a2c33e3db8844073ed6eaf97
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvdimm: ndtest: Return -ENOMEM if devm_kcalloc() fails in ndtest_probe() devm_kcalloc() may fail. ndtest_probe() allocates three DMA address arrays (dcr_dma, label_dma, dimm_dma) and later unconditionally uses them in ndtest_nvdimm_init(), which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference under low-memory conditions. Check all three allocations and return -ENOMEM if any allocation fails, jumping to the common error path. Do not emit an extra error message since the allocator already warns on allocation failure.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8aea9d512c65eed0dad98b8d65ce74fe77c01b34
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/972cbba5cd384bacdc2eb589776e1d0a9f42714f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e6aa994917ee602798bbb03180a194b37865bb
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b808a3590c2884ca91316dbadbfcc1924f5893c7
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc8b56317ff83ef4bba89bda356b93978604694f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a1e3e88160f7d7a2c33e3db8844073ed6eaf97
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