Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40121

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: Intel: bytcr_rt5651: Fix invalid quirk input mapping When an invalid value is passed via quirk option, currently bytcr_rt5640 driver just ignores and leaves as is, which may lead to unepxected results like OOB access. This patch adds the sanity check and corrects the input mapping to the certain default value if an invalid value is passed.

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EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-40121: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 64484ccee7af53f08cca2ee3853cb8e18914d8b2, 4.18, 0

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