CVE-2025-40317 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-40317
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
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-2025-40317 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 08 Dec 2025, 01:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-40317 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-40317: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regmap: slimbus: fix bus_context pointer in regmap init calls Commit 4e65bda8273c ("ASoC: wcd934x: fix error handling in wcd934x_codec_parse_data()") revealed the problem in the slimbus regmap. That commit breaks audio playback, for instance, on sdm845 Thundercomm Dragonboard 845c board: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff8000847cbad4 ... CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 776 Comm: aplay Not tainted 6.18.0-rc1-00028-g7ea30958b305 #11 PREEMPT Hardware name: Thundercomm Dragonboard 845c (DT) ... Call trace: slim_xfer_msg+0x24/0x1ac [slimbus] (P) slim_read+0x48/0x74 [slimbus] regmap_slimbus_read+0x18/0x24 [regmap_slimbus] _regmap_raw_read+0xe8/0x174 _regmap_bus_read+0x44/0x80 _regmap_read+0x60/0xd8 _regmap_update_bits+0xf4/0x140 _regmap_select_page+0xa8/0x124 _regmap_raw_write_impl+0x3b8/0x65c _regmap_bus_raw_write+0x60/0x80 _regmap_write+0x58/0xc0 regmap_write+0x4c/0x80 wcd934x_hw_params+0x494/0x8b8 [snd_soc_wcd934x] snd_soc_dai_hw_params+0x3c/0x7c [snd_soc_core] __soc_pcm_hw_params+0x22c/0x634 [snd_soc_core] dpcm_be_dai_hw_params+0x1d4/0x38c [snd_soc_core] dpcm_fe_dai_hw_params+0x9c/0x17c [snd_soc_core] snd_pcm_hw_params+0x124/0x464 [snd_pcm] snd_pcm_common_ioctl+0x110c/0x1820 [snd_pcm] snd_pcm_ioctl+0x34/0x4c [snd_pcm] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0x104 invoke_syscall+0x48/0x104 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0 do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 el0_svc+0x34/0xec el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xf0 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c The __devm_regmap_init_slimbus() started to be used instead of __regmap_init_slimbus() after the commit mentioned above and turns out the incorrect bus_context pointer (3rd argument) was used in __devm_regmap_init_slimbus(). It should be just "slimbus" (which is equal to &slimbus->dev). Correct it. The wcd934x codec seems to be the only or the first user of devm_regmap_init_slimbus() but we should fix it till the point where __devm_regmap_init_slimbus() was introduced therefore two "Fixes" tags. While at this, also correct the same argument in __regmap_init_slimbus().

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-40317

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-40317 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-2025-40317

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-40317.

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-2025-40317, 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-2025-40317, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2025-40317 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2025-40317 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-40317 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2025-40317 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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