CVE-2025-40217

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40217
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-40217.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-40217
Downstream
Published
2025-12-04T14:50:40.664Z
Modified
2025-12-06T20:06:35.155574Z
Summary
pidfs: validate extensible ioctls
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

pidfs: validate extensible ioctls

Validate extensible ioctls stricter than we do now.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40217.json"
}
References

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
Introduced
5b08bd408534bfb3a7cf5778da5b27d4e4fffe12
Fixed
bf0fbf5e8b0aff8a4a0fb35e32b10083baa83c04
Fixed
3c17001b21b9f168c957ced9384abe969019b609

Affected versions

v6.*
v6.10
v6.10-rc2
v6.10-rc3
v6.10-rc4
v6.10-rc5
v6.10-rc6
v6.10-rc7
v6.11
v6.11-rc1
v6.11-rc2
v6.11-rc3
v6.11-rc4
v6.11-rc5
v6.11-rc6
v6.11-rc7
v6.12
v6.12-rc1
v6.12-rc2
v6.12-rc3
v6.12-rc4
v6.12-rc5
v6.12-rc6
v6.12-rc7
v6.13
v6.13-rc1
v6.13-rc2
v6.13-rc3
v6.13-rc4
v6.13-rc5
v6.13-rc6
v6.13-rc7
v6.14
v6.14-rc1
v6.14-rc2
v6.14-rc3
v6.14-rc4
v6.14-rc5
v6.14-rc6
v6.14-rc7
v6.15
v6.15-rc1
v6.15-rc2
v6.15-rc3
v6.15-rc4
v6.15-rc5
v6.15-rc6
v6.15-rc7
v6.16
v6.16-rc1
v6.16-rc2
v6.16-rc3
v6.16-rc4
v6.16-rc5
v6.16-rc6
v6.16-rc7
v6.17
v6.17-rc1
v6.17-rc2
v6.17-rc3
v6.17-rc4
v6.17-rc5
v6.17-rc6
v6.17-rc7
v6.17.1
v6.17.2
v6.17.3

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-40217.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.11.0
Fixed
6.17.4

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-40217.json"