CVE-2025-40215Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHOSV
OSV5.5OSV4.7OSV3.2
No vector
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.07%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 4
Latest updateApr 13

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: delete x->tunnel as we delete x The ipcomp fallback tunnels currently get deleted (from the various lists and hashtables) as the last user state that needed that fallback is destroyed (not deleted). If a reference to that user state still exists, the fallback state will remain on the hashtables/lists, triggering the WARN in xfrm_state_fini. Because of those remaining references, the fix in commit f75a2804da39 ("xfrm: des

Affected Packages10 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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