CVE-2025-40284Signal Handler Race Condition in Linux

Severity
3.2LOWOSV
No vector
EPSS
0.1%
top 84.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 6
Latest updateApr 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: cancel mesh send timer when hdev removed mesh_send_done timer is not canceled when hdev is removed, which causes crash if the timer triggers after hdev is gone. Cancel the timer when MGMT removes the hdev, like other MGMT timers. Should fix the BUG: sporadically seen by BlueZ test bot (in "Mesh - Send cancel - 1" test). Log: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in run_timer_softirq+0x76b/0x7d0 ... Freed by task

Affected Packages7 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.1.06.1.159+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.159-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 6.8.0-106.106+1
CVEListV5linux/linuxb338d91703fae6f6afd67f3f75caa3b8f36ddef3990e6143b0ca0c66f099d67d00c112bf59b30d76+5

🔴Vulnerability Details

16
OSV
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OSV
linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities2026-03-25
OSV
linux-azure vulnerabilities2026-03-25
OSV
linux-aws-6.8 vulnerabilities2026-03-23
OSV
linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities2026-03-17

📋Vendor Advisories

16
Ubuntu
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities2026-04-01
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-03-25
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-03-25
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities2026-03-23