{"id":"CVE-2025-40338","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: Intel: avs: Do not share the name pointer between components\n\nBy sharing 'name' directly, tearing down components may lead to\nuse-after-free errors","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: Intel: avs: Do not share the name pointer between components\n\nBy sharing 'name' directly, tearing down components may lead to\nuse-after-free errors. Duplicate the…","severity":"none","published":"2025-12-09","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T22:10:00.210","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40338","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128bf29c992988f8b4f3829227339908fde5ec86","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dee5c1cc439b0d5ef87f741518268ad6a95b23d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00215,"epssPercentile":0.11125,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T23:00:02.032Z","slug":"CVE-2025-40338","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: Intel: avs: Do not share the name pointer between components\n\nBy sharing 'name' directly, tearing down components may lead to\nuse-after-free errors. Duplicate the name to avoid that.\n\nAt the same time, update the order of operations - since commit\ncee28113db17 (\"ASoC: dmaengine_pcm: Allow passing component name via\nconfig\") the framework does not override component->name if set before\ninvoking the initializer.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}