CVE-2025-40149
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Publication date: 2025-11-12

Last updated on: 2026-02-26

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in get_netdev_for_sock(). get_netdev_for_sock() is called during setsockopt(), so not under RCU. Using sk_dst_get(sk)->dev could trigger UAF. Let's use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu(). Note that the only ->ndo_sk_get_lower_dev() user is bond_sk_get_lower_dev(), which uses RCU.
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Published
2025-11-12
Last Modified
2026-02-26
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2025-11-13
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.121 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.66 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.161 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.18 (inc) to 5.15.199 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.13 (inc) to 6.17.3 (exc)
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CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves the function get_netdev_for_sock() which is called during setsockopt() and is not under RCU (Read-Copy-Update). The issue is that using sk_dst_get(sk)->dev could trigger a Use-After-Free (UAF) condition. The fix involves using __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() instead to avoid this unsafe access.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could lead to a Use-After-Free condition in the Linux kernel, which may cause system instability, crashes, or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges by exploiting the kernel memory corruption.

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