{"cve":"CVE-2025-40098","nvd":{"published":"2025-10-30T10:15:34.260","modified":"2026-10-19T21:10:00.160","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: hda: cs35l41: Fix NULL pointer dereference in cs35l41_get_acpi_mute_state()\n\nReturn value of a function acpi_evaluate_dsm() is dereferenced  without\nchecking for NULL, but it is usually checked for this function.\n\nacpi_evaluate_dsm() may return NULL, when acpi_evaluate_object() returns\nacpi_status other than ACPI_SUCCESS, so add a check to prevent the crach.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19129a365d2bd019fb60662b36b2655931997f12","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8527bbb33936340525a3504a00932b2f8fd75754","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b518386db2b993d786c431caa9f46ce063c5cb05"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-40098","score":0.00199,"percentile":0.09558,"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."]}