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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-40072High confidence

fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing

Linux · Linux

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Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

No CVSS base score is available from the CNA, CISA ADP or NIST. Absence of a score is not evidence of low risk; review the vendor advisory, affected exposure and exploit evidence. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 11 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Published severityUnscoredOperational priority:Needs assessment, manual assessment needed.unscored

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • EPSS is 0.18% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Linux Linux and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Manual assessmentRemediation target: Manual assessment

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Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 11 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

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Release-specific package status

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15 package states
Package result overrides the generic status

BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 11 affected package states shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.

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Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcelinuxNot affectedDebian marks this release not affected (fixed-version marker 0).Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcelinuxNot affectedDebian marks this release not affected (fixed-version marker 0).Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.6.17.6-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.6.17.6-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-aws-6.17Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcp-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-6.17Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oracle-6.17Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
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1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-36456

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

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EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
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Advisory evidence
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Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

No CVSS base score is available from the CNA, CISA ADP or NIST. Absence of a score is not evidence of low risk; review the vendor advisory, affected exposure and exploit evidence. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 11 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing The function do_fanotify_mark() does not validate if mnt_ns_from_dentry() returns NULL before dereferencing mntns->user_ns. This causes a NULL pointer dereference in do_fanotify_mark() if the path is not a mount namespace object. Fix this by checking mnt_ns_from_dentry()'s return value before dereferencing it. Before the patch $ gcc fanotify_nullptr.c -o fanotify_nullptr $ mkdir A $ ./fanotify_nullptr Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Operation not permitted $ unshare -Urm Fanotify fd: 3 Killed int main(void){ int ffd; ffd = fanotify_init(FAN_CLASS_NOTIF | FAN_REPORT_MNT, 0); if(ffd < 0){ perror("fanotify_init"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } printf("Fanotify fd: %d\n",ffd); if(fanotify_mark(ffd, FAN_MARK_ADD | FAN_MARK_MNTNS, FAN_MNT_ATTACH, AT_FDCWD, "A") < 0){ perror("fanotify_mark"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } return 0; } After the patch $ gcc fanotify_nullptr.c -o fanotify_nullptr $ mkdir A $ ./fanotify_nullptr Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Operation not permitted $ unshare -Urm Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Invalid argument [ 25.694973] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000038 [ 25.695006] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 25.695012] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 25.695017] PGD 109a30067 P4D 109a30067 PUD 142b46067 PMD 0 [ 25.695025] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 25.695032] CPU: 4 UID: 1000 PID: 1478 Comm: fanotify_nullpt Not tainted 6.17.0-rc4 #1 PREEMPT(lazy) [ 25.695040] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 11/12/2020 [ 25.695049] RIP: 0010:do_fanotify_mark+0x817/0x950 [ 25.695066] Code: 04 00 00 e9 45 fd ff ff 48 8b 7c 24 48 4c 89 54 24 18 4c 89 5c 24 10 4c 89 0c 24 e8 b3 11 fc ff 4c 8b 54 24 18 4c 8b 5c 24 10 <48> 8b 78 38 4c 8b 0c 24 49 89 c4 e9 13 fd ff ff 8b 4c 24 28 85 c9 [ 25.695081] RSP: 0018:ffffd31c469e3c08 EFLAGS: 00010203 [ 25.695104] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000001000000 RCX: ffff8eb48aebd220 [ 25.695110] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8eb4835e8180 [ 25.695115] RBP: 0000000000000111 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 25.695142] R10: ffff8eb48a7d56c0 R11: ffff8eb482bede00 R12: 00000000004012a7 [ 25.695148] R13: 0000000000000110 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: ffff8eb48a7d56c0 [ 25.695154] FS: 00007f8733bda740(0000) GS:ffff8eb61ce5f000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 25.695162] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 25.695170] CR2: 0000000000000038 CR3: 0000000136994006 CR4: 00000000003706f0 [ 25.695201] Call Trace: [ 25.695209] <TASK> [ 25.695215] __x64_sys_fanotify_mark+0x1f/0x30 [ 25.695222] do_syscall_64+0x82/0x2c0 ...

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing The function do_fanotify_mark() does not validate if mnt_ns_from_dentry() returns NULL before dereferencing mntns->user_ns. This causes a NULL pointer dereference in do_fanotify_mark() if the path is not a mount namespace object. Fix this by checking mnt_ns_from_dentry()'s return value before dereferencing it. Before the patch $ gcc fanotify_nullptr.c -o fanotify_nullptr $ mkdir A $ ./fanotify_nullptr Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Operation not permitted $ unshare -Urm Fanotify fd: 3 Killed int main(void){ int ffd; ffd = fanotify_init(FAN_CLASS_NOTIF | FAN_REPORT_MNT, 0); if(ffd < 0){ perror("fanotify_init"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } printf("Fanotify fd: %d\n",ffd); if(fanotify_mark(ffd, FAN_MARK_ADD | FAN_MARK_MNTNS, FAN_MNT_ATTACH, AT_FDCWD, "A") < 0){ perror("fanotify_mark"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } return 0; } After the patch $ gcc fanotify_nullptr.c -o fanotify_nullptr $ mkdir A $ ./fanotify_nullptr Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Operation not permitted $ unshare -Urm Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Invalid argument [ 25.694973] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000038 [ 25.695006] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 25.695012] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 25.695017] PGD 109a30067 P4D 109a30067 PUD 142b46067 PMD 0 [ 25.695025] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 25.695032] CPU: 4 UID: 1000 PID: 1478 Comm: fanotify_nullpt Not tainted 6.17.0-rc4 #1 PREEMPT(lazy) [ 25.695040] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 11/12/2020 [ 25.695049] RIP: 0010:do_fanotify_mark+0x817/0x950 [ 25.695066] Code: 04 00 00 e9 45 fd ff ff 48 8b 7c 24 48 4c 89 54 24 18 4c 89 5c 24 10 4c 89 0c 24 e8 b3 11 fc ff 4c 8b 54 24 18 4c 8b 5c 24 10 <48> 8b 78 38 4c 8b 0c 24 49 89 c4 e9 13 fd ff ff 8b 4c 24 28 85 c9 [ 25.695081] RSP: 0018:ffffd31c469e3c08 EFLAGS: 00010203 [ 25.695104] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000001000000 RCX: ffff8eb48aebd220 [ 25.695110] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8eb4835e8180 [ 25.695115] RBP: 0000000000000111 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 25.695142] R10: ffff8eb48a7d56c0 R11: ffff8eb482bede00 R12: 00000000004012a7 [ 25.695148] R13: 0000000000000110 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: ffff8eb48a7d56c0 [ 25.695154] FS: 00007f8733bda740(0000) GS:ffff8eb61ce5f000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 25.695162] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 25.695170] CR2: 0000000000000038 CR3: 0000000136994006 CR4: 00000000003706f0 [ 25.695201] Call Trace: [ 25.695209] <TASK> [ 25.695215] __x64_sys_fanotify_mark+0x1f/0x30 [ 25.695222] do_syscall_64+0x82/0x2c0 ...

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing The function do_fanotify_mark() does not validate if mnt_ns_from_dentry() returns NULL before dereferencing mntns->user_ns. This causes a NULL pointer dereference in do_fanotify_mark() if the path is not a mount namespace object. Fix this by checking mnt_ns_from_dentry()'s return value before dereferencing it. Before the patch $ gcc fanotify_nullptr.c -o fanotify_nullptr $ mkdir A $ ./fanotify_nullptr Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Operation not permitted $ unshare -Urm Fanotify fd: 3 Killed int main(void){ int ffd; ffd = fanotify_init(FAN_CLASS_NOTIF | FAN_REPORT_MNT, 0); if(ffd < 0){ perror("fanotify_init"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } printf("Fanotify fd: %d\n",ffd); if(fanotify_mark(ffd, FAN_MARK_ADD | FAN_MARK_MNTNS, FAN_MNT_ATTACH, AT_FDCWD, "A") < 0){ perror("fanotify_mark"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } return 0; } After the patch $ gcc fanotify_nullptr.c -o fanotify_nullptr $ mkdir A $ ./fanotify_nullptr Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Operation not permitted $ unshare -Urm Fanotify fd: 3 fanotify_mark: Invalid argument [ 25.694973] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000038 [ 25.695006] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 25.695012] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 25.695017] PGD 109a30067 P4D 109a30067 PUD 142b46067 PMD 0 [ 25.695025] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 25.695032] CPU: 4 UID: 1000 PID: 1478 Comm: fanotify_nullpt Not tainted 6.17.0-rc4 #1 PREEMPT(lazy) [ 25.695040] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 11/12/2020 [ 25.695049] RIP: 0010:do_fanotify_mark+0x817/0x950 [ 25.695066] Code: 04 00 00 e9 45 fd ff ff 48 8b 7c 24 48 4c 89 54 24 18 4c 89 5c 24 10 4c 89 0c 24 e8 b3 11 fc ff 4c 8b 54 24 18 4c 8b 5c 24 10 <48> 8b 78 38 4c 8b 0c 24 49 89 c4 e9 13 fd ff ff 8b 4c 24 28 85 c9 [ 25.695081] RSP: 0018:ffffd31c469e3c08 EFLAGS: 00010203 [ 25.695104] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000001000000 RCX: ffff8eb48aebd220 [ 25.695110] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8eb4835e8180 [ 25.695115] RBP: 0000000000000111 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 25.695142] R10: ffff8eb48a7d56c0 R11: ffff8eb482bede00 R12: 00000000004012a7 [ 25.695148] R13: 0000000000000110 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: ffff8eb48a7d56c0 [ 25.695154] FS: 00007f8733bda740(0000) GS:ffff8eb61ce5f000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 25.695162] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 25.695170] CR2: 0000000000000038 CR3: 0000000136994006 CR4: 00000000003706f0 [ 25.695201] Call Trace: [ 25.695209] <TASK> [ 25.695215] __x64_sys_fanotify_mark+0x1f/0x30 [ 25.695222] do_syscall_64+0x82/0x2c0 ...

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

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Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
the affected interface → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Unspecified
Privileges required
Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
User interaction
Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
Attack complexity
Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
Security boundary
Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration.
CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
Not available from the selected scoring authority.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2025-2431Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, privilegierten Zugriff zu erlangen, sensible Informationen zu stehlen oder betroffene Systeme funktionsunfähig zu machen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20251029Security Bulletin 29 Oct 2025

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 29 Oct 2025, published on 29 October 2025. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0227Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2025-40063 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40064 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40064 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40065 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40065 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40066 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40066 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40067 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40067 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40068 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40068 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40069 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40069 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40070 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40070 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40071 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40071 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40072 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40072 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40073 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40073 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40074 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40074 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40075 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40075 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40076 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40076 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40077 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40077 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40078 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40078 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40079 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40080 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0194Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2025-40063 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40064 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40064 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40065 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40065 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40066 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40066 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40067 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40067 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40068 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40068 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40069 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40069 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40070 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40070 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40071 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40071 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40072 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40072 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40073 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40073 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40074 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40074 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40075 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40075 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40076 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40076 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40077 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40077 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40078 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40078 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40079 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40080 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0169Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2025-40063 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40064 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40064 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40065 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40065 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40066 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40066 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40067 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40067 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40068 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40068 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40069 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40069 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40070 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40070 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40071 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40071 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40072 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40072 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40073 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40073 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40074 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40074 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40075 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40075 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40076 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40076 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40077 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40077 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40078 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40078 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40079 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40080 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Linux: 58f5fbeb367ff6f30a2448b2cad70f70b2de4b06 < 73ce2a774ad6497cbd48dc4f8a5d699bc417f3fa, 58f5fbeb367ff6f30a2448b2cad70f70b2de4b06 < 62e59ffe8787b5550ccff70c30b6f6be6a3ac3dd, 6.16
Fixed
Linux: < 6.16, 6.17.3 ≤ 6.17.*, 6.18 ≤ *
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance

Published 28 Oct 2025 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 21:41 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceUnavailable
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-36456
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD not scheduled

Missing structured fields: CVSS base score, CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-36456↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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