CVE-2025-40158
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40158
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-40158.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-40158
- Downstream
AZL (1)
BELL (1)
CLSA (6)
DEBIAN (1)
ECHO (1)
openSUSE (1)
RHSA (12)
ROOT (5)
SUSE (13)
- Related
- Published
- 2025-11-12T10:23:29Z
- Modified
- 2026-11-01T02:31:04Z
- Severity
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- 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output()
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output()
Use RCU in ip6_output() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF.
We can remove rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() pairs from ip6_finish_output2().
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40158.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0393f85c3241c19ba8550f04a812e7d19f6b3082
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11709573cc4e48dc34c80fc7ab9ce5b159e29695
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/423895685f367b5a0a956bd14b02df0192bded4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4549ce1057363c8dc072f40c6aa591c279eafed2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92803b826e40e49a5e8a6e208f4b4574e9d19426
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40158.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40158
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36Fixed4549ce1057363c8dc072f40c6aa591c279eafed2Fixed423895685f367b5a0a956bd14b02df0192bded4cFixed92803b826e40e49a5e8a6e208f4b4574e9d19426Fixed0393f85c3241c19ba8550f04a812e7d19f6b3082Fixed11709573cc4e48dc34c80fc7ab9ce5b159e29695