CVE-2025-40069
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Publication date: 2025-10-28

Last updated on: 2025-10-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path If we fail a handle-lookup part way thru, we need to drop the already obtained obj references. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/669784/
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Published
2025-10-28
Last Modified
2025-10-30
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2026-05-07
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2025-10-28
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2025-40069
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Currently, no data is known.
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is a flaw in the Linux kernel's drm/msm component where an object reference leak occurs in the VM_BIND error path. Specifically, if a handle lookup fails partway through the process, the system does not properly release the already obtained object references, leading to a resource leak.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability is that it can cause resource leaks in the Linux kernel, potentially leading to increased memory usage or system instability due to unreleased object references when errors occur during handle lookups.


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