VDB-334624 · CVE-2025-40280 · EUVD-2025-201575

Linux Kernel up to 295c9b554f6dfcd2d368fae6e6fa22ee5b79c123 spinlock_api_smp.h tipc_mon_reinit_self monitors[] use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 295c9b554f6dfcd2d368fae6e6fa22ee5b79c123. This issue affects the function tipc_mon_reinit_self of the file include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h. Executing a manipulation of the argument monitors[] can lead to use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-40280. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 295c9b554f6dfcd2d368fae6e6fa22ee5b79c123 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function tipc_mon_reinit_self of the file include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h. The manipulation of the argument monitors[] with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_mon_reinit_self(). syzbot reported use-after-free of tipc_net(net)->monitors[] in tipc_mon_reinit_self(). [0] The array is protected by RTNL, but tipc_mon_reinit_self() iterates over it without RTNL. tipc_mon_reinit_self() is called from tipc_net_finalize(), which is always under RTNL except for tipc_net_finalize_work(). Let's hold RTNL in tipc_net_finalize_work(). [0]: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xa7/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 Read of size 1 at addr ffff88805eae1030 by task kworker/0:7/5989 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5989 Comm: kworker/0:7 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/18/2025 Workqueue: events tipc_net_finalize_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595 __kasan_check_byte+0x2a/0x40 mm/kasan/common.c:568 kasan_check_byte include/linux/kasan.h:399 [inline] lock_acquire+0x8d/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5842 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xa7/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 rtlock_slowlock kernel/locking/rtmutex.c:1894 [inline] rwbase_rtmutex_lock_state kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:160 [inline] rwbase_write_lock+0xd3/0x7e0 kernel/locking/rwbase_rt.c:244 rt_write_lock+0x76/0x110 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:243 write_lock_bh include/linux/rwlock_rt.h:99 [inline] tipc_mon_reinit_self+0x79/0x430 net/tipc/monitor.c:718 tipc_net_finalize+0x115/0x190 net/tipc/net.c:140 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xade/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x439/0x7d0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 </TASK> Allocated by task 6089: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:388 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:405 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x1a8/0x320 mm/slub.c:4407 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline] kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1039 [inline] tipc_mon_create+0xc3/0x4d0 net/tipc/monitor.c:657 tipc_enable_bearer net/tipc/bearer.c:357 [inline] __tipc_nl_bearer_enable+0xe16/0x13f0 net/tipc/bearer.c:1047 __tipc_nl_compat_doit net/tipc/netlink_compat.c:371 [inline] tipc_nl_compat_doit+0x3bc/0x5f0 net/tipc/netlink_compat.c:393 tipc_nl_compat_handle net/tipc/netlink_compat.c:-1 [inline] tipc_nl_compat_recv+0x83c/0xbe0 net/tipc/netlink_compat.c:1321 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x215/0x300 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x60e/0x790 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x846/0xa10 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:729 ____sys_sendmsg+0x508/0x820 net/socket.c:2614 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1a1/0x260 net/socket.c:2703 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/ ---truncated---

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-40280 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/22/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 278559 (Debian dla-4404 : ata-modules-5.10.0-35-armmp-di - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.4.302, 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.117, 6.12.59 or 6.17.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5f541300b02ef8b2af34f6f7d41ce617f3571e88/b2e77c789c234e7fe49057d2ced8f32e2d2c7901/51b8f0ab888f8aa5dfac954918864eeda8c12c19/499b5fa78d525c4450ebb76db83207db71efea77/c92dbf85627b5c29e52d9c120a24e785801716df/f0104977fed25ebe001fd63dab2b6b7fefad3373/fdf7c4c9af4f246323ce854e84b6aec198d49f7e/0725e6afb55128be21a2ca36e9674f573ccec173 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (278559), EUVD (EUVD-2025-201575) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2756). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Oracle Linux
NetApp FAS
NetApp AFF
RESF Rocky Linux
Open Source Linux Kernel
Microsoft Azure Linux

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Linux

Name

Kernel

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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