CVE-2025-40144
nvdimm: ndtest: Return -ENOMEM if devm_kcalloc() fails in ndtest_probe()
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 12, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 12, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- 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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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