CVE-2025-40223Linux vulnerability

55 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHOSV
OSV5.5OSV3.2
No vector
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.04%
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: most: usb: Fix use-after-free in hdm_disconnect hdm_disconnect() calls most_deregister_interface(), which eventually unregisters the MOST interface device with device_unregister(iface->dev). If that drops the last reference, the device core may call release_mdev() immediately while hdm_disconnect() is still executing. The old code also freed several mdev-owned allocations in hdm_disconnect() and then performed additional put_

Affected Packages6 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.9.05.10.246+5
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.247-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-170.180+2
CVEListV5linux/linux97a6f772f36b7f52bcfa56a581bbd2470cffe23d5b5c478f09b1b35e7fe6fc9a1786c9bf6030e831+7

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2025-40223 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase