# CVE-2025-40338: ASoC: Intel: avs: Do not share the name pointer between components

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.17.8
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.19.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.17.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: Intel: avs: Do not share the name pointer between components By sharing 'name' directly, tearing down components may lead to use-after-free errors. Duplicate the name to avoid that. At the same time, update the order of operations - since commit cee28113db17 ("ASoC: dmaengine_pcm: Allow passing component name via config") the framework does not override component->name if set before invoking the initializer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.17.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e1440e0d8b2394adfc3f1ac0710e6419600d5c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a187ea7a5b4e78b9be1f9c1507cff04f3ae4ab1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a80a82f567f7c6276d96409377d4691ea30d18a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/128bf29c992988f8b4f3829227339908fde5ec86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dee5c1cc439b0d5ef87f741518268ad6a95b23d

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