CVE-2025-40074

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: start using dst_dev_rcu() Change icmpv4_xrlim_allow(), ip_defrag() to prevent possible UAF. Change ipmr_prepare_xmit(), ipmr_queue_fwd_xmit(), ip_mr_output(), ipv4_neigh_lookup() to use lockdep enabled dst_dev_rcu().

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/923e0734c386984d45de508528a7a7ad91d791cc

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad8de3cefdb6ffa6708b21c567df0dbf82c43a8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-10-28

Updated: 2025-10-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00018