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CVE-2025-40271

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-40271 describes a Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability in the Linux kernel's proc filesystem, specifically within the proc_readdir_de() function. This flaw can occur when unregistering network devices while simultaneously traversing the /proc/pid/net/dev_snmp6/ directory, leading to an attempt to access freed memory. The vulnerability has a FAUCET Risk Score of 7/100, indicating a relatively low severity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
LinuxLinux
3.19CNA affecteddefault affected
LinuxLinux
>= 710585d4922fd315f2cada8fbe550ae8ed23e994, < 03de7ff197a3d0e17d0d5c58fdac99a63cba8110, >= 710585d4922fd315f2cada8fbe550ae8ed23e994, < 1d1596d68a6f11d28f677eedf6cf5b17dbfeb491, >= 710585d4922fd315f2cada8fbe550ae8ed23e994, < 4cba73c4c89219beef7685a47374bf88b1022369, >= 710585d4922fd315f2cada8fbe550ae8ed23e994, < 623bb26127fb581a741e880e1e1a47d79aecb6f8, >= 710585d4922fd315f2cada8fbe550ae8ed23e994, < 67272c11f379d9aa5e0f6b16286b9d89b3f76046, >= 710585d4922fd315f2cada8fbe550ae8ed23e994, < 6f2482745e510ae1dacc9b090194b9c5f918d774, >= 710585d4922fd315f2cada8fbe550ae8ed23e994, < 895b4c0c79b092d732544011c3cecaf7322c36a1, >= 710585d4922fd315f2cada8fbe550ae8ed23e994, < c81d0385500446efe48c305bbb83d47f2ae23a50CNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS data has not been published for this CVE.

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-52550 · May 4, 2026

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Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (82)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-570.89.1.el9_6
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Fixed in: kernel-0:6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:6.12.0-55.60.1.el10_0
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.100.1.rt7.441.el8_10
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-553.100.1.el8_10
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-193.187.1.el8_2
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-477.130.1.el8_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-477.130.1.el8_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-70.167.1.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.167.1.rt21.239.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4
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ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1109.118
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Product: linux-azure-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1
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Product: linux-azure-fips (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1
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Product: linux-azure (questing)Fixed in: 6.17.0-1008.8
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Product: linux-aws-fips (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1
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Product: linux-fips (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-173.183+fips1
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Product: linux-gcp-fips (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1
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Product: linux-aws-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1
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Product: linux-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-106.106+fips1
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Product: linux-gcp-fips (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
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Product: linux-nvidia-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1
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Product: linux-nvidia (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1049.52
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Product: linux-nvidia-lowlatency (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1049.52.1
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Product: linux-ibm-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1
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Product: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1
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Product: linux (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-173.183
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Product: linux-aws (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1103.110
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Product: linux-gcp (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1103.112
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Product: linux-gkeop (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1086.94
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Product: linux-ibm (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1097.100
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Product: linux-intel-iotg (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1098.104
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Product: linux-kvm (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1095.100
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Product: linux-lowlatency (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-173.183
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Product: linux-nvidia (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1098.99
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Product: linux-nvidia-tegra (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1055.55
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Product: linux-oracle (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1100.106
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Product: linux-xilinx-zynqmp (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1067.71
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Product: linux-gcp-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1
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Product: linux-hwe-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1
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Product: linux-ibm-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1
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Product: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1
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Product: linux-oracle-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1
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Product: linux (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-106.106
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Product: linux-aws (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1050.53
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Product: linux-gcp (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1052.55
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Product: linux-gke (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1048.53
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Product: linux-gkeop (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1035.38
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Product: linux-ibm (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1049.49
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Product: linux-lowlatency (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-106.106.1
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Product: linux-oracle (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1047.48
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Product: linux-realtime (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1102.111
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Product: linux-aws-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-hwe-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-oracle-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1
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Product: linux-gke (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1099.105
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Product: linux-realtime-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1
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Product: linux-realtime (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.1-1045.46
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Product: linux-aws-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1044.44
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Product: linux-intel-iot-realtime (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1094.96
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Product: linux-azure-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
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Product: linux-azure (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1051.57
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Product: linux-azure-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
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Product: linux-xilinx (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1029.30
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Product: linux-raspi (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1050.54
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Product: linux-raspi-realtime (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-2040.41
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Product: linux-raspi (jammy)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1097.100
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (22)

ubuntuUSN-8261-1

Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities

May 7, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8243-1

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

May 7, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8163-2

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Apr 13, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8165-1

Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities

Apr 9, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8163-1

Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities

Apr 9, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8095-5

Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities

Apr 1, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8141-1

Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities

Apr 1, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8126-1

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Mar 25, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8125-1

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Mar 25, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8095-4

Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Mar 23, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8096-5

Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities

Mar 23, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8116-1

Linux kernel (Intel IoTG Real-time) vulnerabilities

Mar 23, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8096-4

Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities

Mar 17, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8096-3

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mar 17, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8095-3

Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities

Mar 17, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8096-2

Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

Mar 16, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8095-2

Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

Mar 16, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8100-1

Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

Mar 16, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8096-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mar 16, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8095-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mar 16, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8029-3

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Feb 24, 2026
redhatCVE-2025-40271Moderate

kernel: Linux kernel: Use-after-free in proc_readdir_de() can lead to privilege escalation or denial of service.

Dec 6, 2025

References

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
git.kernel.org / stable/c/03de7ff197a3d0e17d0d5c58fdac99a63cba8110
git.kernel.org / stable/c/1d1596d68a6f11d28f677eedf6cf5b17dbfeb491
git.kernel.org / stable/c/4cba73c4c89219beef7685a47374bf88b1022369
git.kernel.org / stable/c/623bb26127fb581a741e880e1e1a47d79aecb6f8
git.kernel.org / stable/c/67272c11f379d9aa5e0f6b16286b9d89b3f76046
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6f2482745e510ae1dacc9b090194b9c5f918d774
git.kernel.org / stable/c/895b4c0c79b092d732544011c3cecaf7322c36a1
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c81d0385500446efe48c305bbb83d47f2ae23a50