{"cve":"CVE-2025-40033","nvd":{"published":"2025-10-28T12:15:37.137","modified":"2026-10-19T21:10:00.160","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nremoteproc: pru: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in pru_rproc_set_ctable()\n\npru_rproc_set_ctable() accessed rproc->priv before the IS_ERR_OR_NULL\ncheck, which could lead to a null pointer dereference. Move the pru\nassignment, ensuring we never dereference a NULL rproc pointer.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66821fdb723d55b25482a76b92d17d416efeae6b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9b6d789591f2bd57b0cbd59592493e11e029ed4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d41e075b077142bb9ae5df40b9ddf9fd7821a811","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0164d89950120281f2446be9687cffa1e43dbcc"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-40033","score":0.00216,"percentile":0.11854,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}