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CVE-2025-40175
published 2025-11-12

CVE-2025-40175: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: cleanup remaining SKBs in PTP flows When the driver requests Tx timestamp value, one…

PriorityP421
EPSS
0.17%
6.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: idpf: cleanup remaining SKBs in PTP flows When the driver requests Tx timestamp value, one of the first steps is to clone SKB using skb_get. It increases the reference counter for that SKB to prevent unexpected freeing by another component. However, there may be a case where the index is requested, SKB is assigned and never consumed by PTP flows - for example due to reset during running PTP apps. Add a check in release timestamping function to verify if the SKB assigned to Tx timestamp latch was freed, and release remaining SKBs.

Affected

9 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 4901e83a94ef0a8baf27916f31daf59b0a68547f < 2c84e91ef831d4fedb0b94670b3cfd1cc5f966a52c84e91ef831d4fedb0b94670b3cfd1cc5f966a5
linuxlinux>= 4901e83a94ef0a8baf27916f31daf59b0a68547f < a3f8c0a273120fd2638f03403e786c3de2382e72a3f8c0a273120fd2638f03403e786c3de2382e72
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.6-16.17.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-14.146.17.0-14.14
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.16.0 < 6.17.56.17.5
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-oracle
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