# CVE-2025-40262: Input: imx\_sc\_key - fix memory corruption on unload

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-04 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: imx_sc_key - fix memory corruption on unload This is supposed to be "priv" but we accidentally pass "&priv" which is an address in the stack and so it will lead to memory corruption when the imx_sc_key_action() function is called. Remove the &.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e96803b169dc948847f0fc2bae729a80914eb7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce5218b101205b3425099fe3df88a61b58f9cc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a155292c3ce722036014da5477ee0e4c87b5e6b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca9a08de9b294422376f47ade323d69590dbc6f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56881294915a6e866d31a46f9bcb5e19167cfbaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6524a15d33951b18ac408ebbcb9c16e14e21c336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d83f1512758f4ef6fc5e83219fe7eeeb6b428ea4

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