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CVE-2025-40034— PCI/AER: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in aer_ratelimit()

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于aer_ratelimit函数未检查dev->aer_info是否为NULL，可能导致空指针取消引用。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Theoretical EPSS 0.20% · P9

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Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux a57f2bfb4a5863f83087867c0e671f2418212d23< 41683624cbff0a26bb7e0627f4a7e1b51a8779a8 affected
a57f2bfb4a5863f83087867c0e671f2418212d23< deb2f228388ff3a9d0623e3b59a053e9235c341d affected
6.16 affected
< 6.16 unaffected
6.17.3≤ 6.17.* unaffected
6.18≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-40034

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Vulnerability Title
PCI/AER: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in aer_ratelimit()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI/AER: Avoid NULL pointer dereference in aer_ratelimit() When platform firmware supplies error information to the OS, e.g., via the ACPI APEI GHES mechanism, it may identify an error source device that doesn't advertise an AER Capability and therefore dev->aer_info, which contains AER stats and ratelimiting data, is NULL. pci_dev_aer_stats_incr() already checks dev->aer_info for NULL, but aer_ratelimit() did not, leading to NULL pointer dereferences like this one from the URL below: {1}[Hardware Error]: Hardware error from APEI Generic Hardware Error Source: 0 {1}[Hardware Error]: event severity: corrected {1}[Hardware Error]: device_id: 0000:00:00.0 {1}[Hardware Error]: vendor_id: 0x8086, device_id: 0x2020 {1}[Hardware Error]: aer_cor_status: 0x00001000, aer_cor_mask: 0x00002000 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000264 RIP: 0010:___ratelimit+0xc/0x1b0 pci_print_aer+0x141/0x360 aer_recover_work_func+0xb5/0x130 [8086:2020] is an Intel "Sky Lake-E DMI3 Registers" device that claims to be a Root Port but does not advertise an AER Capability. Add a NULL check in aer_ratelimit() to avoid the NULL pointer dereference. Note that this also prevents ratelimiting these events from GHES. [bhelgaas: add crash details to commit log]
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于aer_ratelimit函数未检查dev->aer_info是否为NULL，可能导致空指针取消引用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux a57f2bfb4a5863f83087867c0e671f2418212d23 ~ 41683624cbff0a26bb7e0627f4a7e1b51a8779a8 -
Linux Linux 6.16 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-10-28 · 58 CVEs total

CVE-2025-40074 9.8 CRITICAL ipv4: start using dst_dev_rcu()
CVE-2025-40043 8.8 HIGH net: nfc: nci: Add parameter validation for packet data
CVE-2025-40039 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: Fix race condition in RPC handle list access
CVE-2025-40058 8.8 HIGH iommu/vt-d: Disallow dirty tracking if incoherent page walk
CVE-2025-40046 8.6 HIGH io_uring/zcrx: fix overshooting recv limit
CVE-2025-40068 8.4 HIGH fs: ntfs3: Fix integer overflow in run_unpack()
CVE-2025-40075 8.1 HIGH tcp_metrics: use dst_dev_net_rcu()
CVE-2025-40026 7.9 HIGH KVM: x86: Don't (re)check L1 intercepts when completing userspace I/O
CVE-2025-40027 7.8 HIGH net/9p: fix double req put in p9_fd_cancelled
CVE-2025-40054 7.8 HIGH f2fs: fix UAF issue in f2fs_merge_page_bio()
CVE-2025-40045 7.8 HIGH ASoC: codecs: wcd937x: set the comp soundwire port correctly
CVE-2025-40047 7.8 HIGH io_uring/waitid: always prune wait queue entry in io_waitid_wait()
CVE-2025-40051 7.8 HIGH vhost: vringh: Modify the return value check
CVE-2025-40025 7.8 HIGH f2fs: fix to do sanity check on node footer for non inode dnode
CVE-2025-40061 7.8 HIGH RDMA/rxe: Fix race in do_task() when draining
CVE-2025-40064 7.8 HIGH smc: Fix use-after-free in __pnet_find_base_ndev().
CVE-2025-40067 7.8 HIGH fs/ntfs3: reject index allocation if $BITMAP is empty but blocks exist
CVE-2025-40069 7.8 HIGH drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path
CVE-2025-40079 7.8 HIGH riscv, bpf: Sign extend struct ops return values properly
CVE-2025-40081 7.8 HIGH perf: arm_spe: Prevent overflow in PERF_IDX2OFF()

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