CVE-2025-40180
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Publication date: 2025-11-12

Last updated on: 2025-11-14

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: zynqmp-ipi: Fix out-of-bounds access in mailbox cleanup loop The cleanup loop was starting at the wrong array index, causing out-of-bounds access. Start the loop at the correct index for zero-indexed arrays to prevent accessing memory beyond the allocated array bounds.
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Published
2025-11-12
Last Modified
2025-11-14
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2026-05-07
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2025-11-13
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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linux kernel *
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds memory access issue in the Linux kernel's mailbox driver for zynqmp-ipi. The cleanup loop in the code started at the wrong array index, which caused it to access memory beyond the allocated array bounds. The fix involved starting the loop at the correct zero-based index to prevent this out-of-bounds access.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

Out-of-bounds memory access can lead to undefined behavior such as system crashes, data corruption, or potential security risks like information leakage or privilege escalation, depending on how the memory is accessed or manipulated. However, specific impacts are not detailed in the provided information.


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