CVE-2025-40073 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-40073
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-40073 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕒 30 Oct 2025, 15:05 UTC
Originally published on: 🕛 28 Oct 2025, 12:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 2 days

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-40073 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-40073: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Do not validate SSPP when it is not ready Current code will validate current plane and previous plane to confirm they can share a SSPP with multi-rect mode. The SSPP is already allocated for previous plane, while current plane is not associated with any SSPP yet. Null pointer is referenced when validating the SSPP of current plane. Skip SSPP validation for current plane. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000020 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000888ac3000 [0000000000000020] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 1891 Comm: modetest Tainted: G S 6.15.0-rc2-g3ee3f6e1202e #335 PREEMPT Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC Hardware name: SM8650 EV1 rev1 4slam 2et (DT) pstate: 63400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : dpu_plane_is_multirect_capable+0x68/0x90 lr : dpu_assign_plane_resources+0x288/0x410 sp : ffff800093dcb770 x29: ffff800093dcb770 x28: 0000000000002000 x27: ffff000817c6c000 x26: ffff000806b46368 x25: ffff0008013f6080 x24: ffff00080cbf4800 x23: ffff000810842680 x22: ffff0008013f1080 x21: ffff00080cc86080 x20: ffff000806b463b0 x19: ffff00080cbf5a00 x18: 00000000ffffffff x17: 707a5f657a696c61 x16: 0000000000000003 x15: 0000000000002200 x14: 00000000ffffffff x13: 00aaaaaa00aaaaaa x12: 0000000000000000 x11: ffff000817c6e2b8 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffff80008106a950 x8 : ffff00080cbf48f4 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000438 x3 : 0000000000000438 x2 : ffff800082e245e0 x1 : 0000000000000008 x0 : 0000000000000000 Call trace: dpu_plane_is_multirect_capable+0x68/0x90 (P) dpu_crtc_atomic_check+0x5bc/0x650 drm_atomic_helper_check_planes+0x13c/0x220 drm_atomic_helper_check+0x58/0xb8 msm_atomic_check+0xd8/0xf0 drm_atomic_check_only+0x4a8/0x968 drm_atomic_commit+0x50/0xd8 drm_atomic_helper_update_plane+0x140/0x188 __setplane_atomic+0xfc/0x148 drm_mode_setplane+0x164/0x378 drm_ioctl_kernel+0xc0/0x140 drm_ioctl+0x20c/0x500 __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xbc/0xf8 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf8 do_el0_svc+0x28/0x40 el0_svc+0x30/0xd0 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x144/0x168 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x1a0 Code: b9402021 370fffc1 f9401441 3707ff81 (f94010a1) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/669224/

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-40073

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-40073 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-40073

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-40073.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-40073, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-40073, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2025-40073 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2025-40073 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2025-40073 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2025-40073 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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