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CVE-2025-40079
published 2025-10-28

CVE-2025-40079: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv, bpf: Sign extend struct ops return values properly The ns_bpf_qdisc selftest…

PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.14%
4.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv, bpf: Sign extend struct ops return values properly The ns_bpf_qdisc selftest triggers a kernel panic: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffffffffa38dbf58 Current test_progs pgtable: 4K pagesize, 57-bit VAs, pgdp=0x00000001109cc000 [ffffffffa38dbf58] pgd=000000011fffd801, p4d=000000011fffd401, pud=000000011fffd001, pmd=0000000000000000 Oops [#1] Modules linked in: bpf_testmod(OE) xt_conntrack nls_iso8859_1 [...] [last unloaded: bpf_testmod(OE)] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 23584 Comm: test_progs Tainted: G W OE 6.17.0-rc1-g2465bb83e0b4 #1 NONE Tainted: [W]=WARN, [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE Hardware name: Unknown Unknown Product/Unknown Product, BIOS 2024.01+dfsg-1ubuntu5.1 01/01/2024 epc : __qdisc_run+0x82/0x6f0 ra : __qdisc_run+0x6e/0x6f0 epc : ffffffff80bd5c7a ra : ffffffff80bd5c66 sp : ff2000000eecb550 gp : ffffffff82472098 tp : ff60000096895940 t0 : ffffffff8001f180 t1 : ffffffff801e1664 t2 : 0000000000000000 s0 : ff2000000eecb5d0 s1 : ff60000093a6a600 a0 : ffffffffa38dbee8 a1 : 0000000000000001 a2 : ff2000000eecb510 a3 : 0000000000000001 a4 : 0000000000000000 a5 : 0000000000000010 a6 : 0000000000000000 a7 : 0000000000735049 s2 : ffffffffa38dbee8 s3 : 0000000000000040 s4 : ff6000008bcda000 s5 : 0000000000000008 s6 : ff60000093a6a680 s7 : ff60000093a6a6f0 s8 : ff60000093a6a6ac s9 : ff60000093140000 s10: 0000000000000000 s11: ff2000000eecb9d0 t3 : 0000000000000000 t4 : 0000000000ff0000 t5 : 0000000000000000 t6 : ff60000093a6a8b6 status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: ffffffffa38dbf58 cause: 000000000000000d [] __qdisc_run+0x82/0x6f0 [] __dev_queue_xmit+0x4c0/0x1128 [] neigh_resolve_output+0xd0/0x170 [] ip6_finish_output2+0x226/0x6c8 [] ip6_finish_output+0x10c/0x2a0 [] ip6_output+0x5e/0x178 [] ip6_xmit+0x29a/0x608 [] inet6_csk_xmit+0xe6/0x140 [] __tcp_transmit_skb+0x45c/0xaa8 [] tcp_connect+0x9ce/0xd10 [] tcp_v6_connect+0x4ac/0x5e8 [] __inet_stream_connect+0xd8/0x318 [] ine

Affected

15 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 25ad10658dc1068a671553ff10e19a812c2a3783 < 92751937f12a7d34ad492577a251c94a55e97e7292751937f12a7d34ad492577a251c94a55e97e72
linuxlinux>= 25ad10658dc1068a671553ff10e19a812c2a3783 < 918a399501e28e0cc36dbd1fcfb4208f8aa1e4d1918a399501e28e0cc36dbd1fcfb4208f8aa1e4d1
linuxlinux>= 25ad10658dc1068a671553ff10e19a812c2a3783 < fd2e08128944a7679e753f920e9eda72057e427cfd2e08128944a7679e753f920e9eda72057e427c
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.57-16.12.57-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.6-16.17.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-106.1066.8.0-106.106
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-14.146.17.0-14.14
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.17.36.17.3
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.6.0 < 6.12.536.12.53
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.104.2-4_on_azure_linux_3.0
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-oracle
ubuntulinux-xilinx

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv3.2LOW
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
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