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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-40199High confidence

page_pool: Fix PP_MAGIC_MASK to avoid crashing on some 32-bit arches

Linux · Linux

7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

13 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-aws-6.14Affected, 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-fde-6.14Affected, 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-nvidia-6.14Affected, 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oracle-6.14Affected, 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 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 record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
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Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-150375

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

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
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: page_pool: Fix PP_MAGIC_MASK to avoid crashing on some 32-bit arches Helge reported that the introduction of PP_MAGIC_MASK let to crashes on boot on his 32-bit parisc machine. The cause of this is the mask is set too wide, so the page_pool_page_is_pp() incurs false positives which crashes the machine. Just disabling the check in page_pool_is_pp() will lead to the page_pool code itself malfunctioning; so instead of doing this, this patch changes the define for PP_DMA_INDEX_BITS to avoid mistaking arbitrary kernel pointers for page_pool-tagged pages. The fix relies on the kernel pointers that alias with the pp_magic field always being above PAGE_OFFSET. With this assumption, we can use the lowest bit of the value of PAGE_OFFSET as the upper bound of the PP_DMA_INDEX_MASK, which should avoid the false positives. Because we cannot rely on PAGE_OFFSET always being a compile-time constant, nor on it always being >0, we fall back to disabling the dma_index storage when there are not enough bits available. This leaves us in the situation we were in before the patch in the Fixes tag, but only on a subset of architecture configurations. This seems to be the best we can do until the transition to page types in complete for page_pool pages. v2: - Make sure there's at least 8 bits available and that the PAGE_OFFSET bit calculation doesn't wrap

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: page_pool: Fix PP_MAGIC_MASK to avoid crashing on some 32-bit arches Helge reported that the introduction of PP_MAGIC_MASK let to crashes on boot on his 32-bit parisc machine. The cause of this is the mask is set too wide, so the page_pool_page_is_pp() incurs false positives which crashes the machine. Just disabling the check in page_pool_is_pp() will lead to the page_pool code itself malfunctioning; so instead of doing this, this patch changes the define for PP_DMA_INDEX_BITS to avoid mistaking arbitrary kernel pointers for page_pool-tagged pages. The fix relies on the kernel pointers that alias with the pp_magic field always being above PAGE_OFFSET. With this assumption, we can use the lowest bit of the value of PAGE_OFFSET as the upper bound of the PP_DMA_INDEX_MASK, which should avoid the false positives. Because we cannot rely on PAGE_OFFSET always being a compile-time constant, nor on it always being >0, we fall back to disabling the dma_index storage when there are not enough bits available. This leaves us in the situation we were in before the patch in the Fixes tag, but only on a subset of architecture configurations. This seems to be the best we can do until the transition to page types in complete for page_pool pages. v2: - Make sure there's at least 8 bits available and that the PAGE_OFFSET bit calculation doesn't wrap

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 local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: page_pool: Fix PP_MAGIC_MASK to avoid crashing on some 32-bit arches Helge reported that the introduction of PP_MAGIC_MASK let to crashes on boot on his 32-bit parisc machine. The cause of this is the mask is set too wide, so the page_pool_page_is_pp() incurs false positives which crashes the machine. Just disabling the check in page_pool_is_pp() will lead to the page_pool code itself malfunctioning; so instead of doing this, this patch changes the define for PP_DMA_INDEX_BITS to avoid mistaking arbitrary kernel pointers for page_pool-tagged pages. The fix relies on the kernel pointers that alias with the pp_magic field always being above PAGE_OFFSET. With this assumption, we can use the lowest bit of the value of PAGE_OFFSET as the upper bound of the PP_DMA_INDEX_MASK, which should avoid the false positives. Because we cannot rely on PAGE_OFFSET always being a compile-time constant, nor on it always being >0, we fall back to disabling the dma_index storage when there are not enough bits available. This leaves us in the situation we were in before the patch in the Fixes tag, but only on a subset of architecture configurations. This seems to be the best we can do until the transition to page types in complete for page_pool pages. v2: - Make sure there's at least 8 bits available and that the PAGE_OFFSET bit calculation doesn't wrap

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 local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

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
local access → vulnerable operation → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Denial of service
A

Official authority intelligence

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-2595Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen, die möglicherweise zu einer Denial-of-Service- Bedingung führen oder eine Speicherbeschädigung verursachen können.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

6/suse-su-202623068-1 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2058 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2058 Référence CVE CVE-2025-38238 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38238 Référence CVE CVE-2025-38250 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38250 Référence CVE CVE-2025-38469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38469 Référence CVE CVE-2025-38625 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38625 Référence CVE CVE-2025-39964 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39964 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40022 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40022 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40163 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40163 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40199 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40216 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40216 Référence CVE CVE-2025-54518 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54518 Référence CVE CVE-2025-68179 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68179 Référence CVE CVE-2025-68204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68204 Référence CVE CVE-2025-71273 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71273 Référence CVE CVE-2025-71274 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71274 Référence CVE CVE-2025-71286 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71286 Référence CVE CVE-2025-71287 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

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

d?id=CVE-2025-40188 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40189 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40191 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40191 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40192 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40192 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40193 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40193 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40194 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40194 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40195 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40195 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40196 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40196 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40198 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40198 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40199 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40200 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40200 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40201 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40201 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40203 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40204 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40205 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40205 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40206 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40207 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40207 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40208 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-2025-40188 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40189 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40191 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40191 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40192 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40192 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40193 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40193 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40194 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40194 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40195 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40195 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40196 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40196 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40198 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40198 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40199 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40200 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40200 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40201 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40201 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40203 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40204 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40205 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40205 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40206 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40207 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40207 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40208 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-2025-40188 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40189 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40191 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40191 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40192 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40192 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40193 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40193 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40194 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40194 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40195 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40195 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40196 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40196 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40198 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40198 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40199 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40200 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40200 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40201 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40201 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40203 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40204 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40205 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40205 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40206 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40207 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40207 Référence CVE CVE-2025-40208 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.
Patch available
Affected
4f51fb0d257ff4d406ec27966902de075e3b118e < 15b8a5b4cdc16e9a8bb2a548e12a0fd92997605a; ee62ce7a1d909ccba0399680a03c2dee83bcae95 < f62934cea32c8f7b11b747975d69bf5afe4264cf; ee62ce7a1d909ccba0399680a03c2dee83bcae95 < 95920c2ed02bde551ab654e9749c2ca7bc3100e0; c30ae60f41f9edd6e1b5cad41cf28ce04dae39e4; 6.12.34 < 6.12.54; 6.15.3 < 6.16; 6.16
Fixed
< 6.16; 6.12.54 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.17.4 ≤ 6.17.*; 6.18 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 12 Nov 2025 · Last source change 5 Aug 2026, 12:08 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
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-2025-150375
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD not scheduled

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

Material change intelligence

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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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