CVE-2025-40072
published 2025-10-28CVE-2025-40072: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing The…
PriorityP421
EPSS
0.17%
6.8th percentile
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 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]
[ 25.695215] __x64_sys_fanotify_mark+0x1f/0x30
[ 25.695222] do_syscall_64+0x82/0x2c0
...
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.17.6-1 (forky) | linux 6.17.6-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 58f5fbeb367ff6f30a2448b2cad70f70b2de4b06 < 73ce2a774ad6497cbd48dc4f8a5d699bc417f3fa | 73ce2a774ad6497cbd48dc4f8a5d699bc417f3fa |
| linux | linux | >= 58f5fbeb367ff6f30a2448b2cad70f70b2de4b06 < 62e59ffe8787b5550ccff70c30b6f6be6a3ac3dd | 62e59ffe8787b5550ccff70c30b6f6be6a3ac3dd |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.17.6-1 | 6.17.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.17.0-14.14 | 6.17.0-14.14 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.16.0 < 6.17.3 | 6.17.3 |
| ubuntu | linux-aws | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-oracle | — | — |
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GHSA
GHSA-w5hw-p7rf-8672: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-28
CVE-2025-40072 GHSA-w5hw-p7rf-8672: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing
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 8b 78 38 4c 8b 0c 24 49 89 c4 e9 13 fd ff ff 8b 4c 24 28
85
OSV
fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing
osv·2025-10-28
CVE-2025-40072 fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing
fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing
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_
OSV
CVE-2025-40072: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing T
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CVE-2025-40072 CVE-2025-40072: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing T
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 8b 78 38 4c 8b 0c 24 49 89 c4 e9 13 fd ff ff 8b 4c 24 28 85 c9 [
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- MIPS architecture;
- Nios II architecture;
- PA-RISC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- Sun Sparc architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Xtensa architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI drivers;
- Drivers core;
- Network block device driver;
- Bluetooth drivers;
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- Nios II architecture;
- PA-RISC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- Sun Sparc architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Xtensa architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI drivers;
- Drivers core;
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- MIPS architecture;
- Nios II architecture;
- PA-RISC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- Sun Sparc architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Xtensa architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI drivers;
- Drivers core;
- Network block device driver;
- Bluetooth drivers;
- Bus devices;
- Hardware random number generator core;
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- MIPS architecture;
- Nios II architecture;
- PA-RISC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- Sun Sparc architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Xtensa architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI drivers;
- Drivers core;
- Network block device driver;
- Bluetooth drivers;
- Bus devices;
- Hardware random number generator core;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework
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An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- Nios II architecture;
- PA-RISC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- Sun Sparc architecture;
- x86 architecture;
- Xtensa architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Compute Acceleration Framework;
- ACPI drivers;
- Drivers core;
- Network block device driver;
- Bluetooth drivers;
- Bus devices;
- Hardware random number generator core;
- Character device driver;
- Clock framework and drivers;
- Data acquisition framework and dr
Red Hat
kernel: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing
vendor_redhat·2025-10-28
CVE-2025-40072 kernel: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing
kernel: fanotify: Validate the return value of mnt_ns_from_dentry() before dereferencing
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 | FA
Debian
CVE-2025-40072: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: V...
vendor_debian·2025
CVE-2025-40072 [LOW] CVE-2025-40072: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fanotify: V...
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 8b 78 38 4c 8b 0c 24 49 89 c4 e9 13 fd ff ff 8b 4c 24 28 85 c9 [
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2025-10-28
Published