CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-40168

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.33%

25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the SMC subsystem function smc_clc_prfx_match() uses sk_dst_get(sk)->dev without proper RCU or RTNL locking, potentially leading to use-after-free on the device structure.

Risk Assessment

The organization risks system crashes or potential privilege escalation via SMC connection manipulation.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2025-40168.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match(). smc_clc_prfx_match() is called from smc_listen_work() and not under RCU nor RTNL. Using sk_dst_get(sk)->dev could trigger UAF. Let's use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu(). Note that the returned value of smc_clc_prfx_match() is not used in the caller.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS