Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40014

 

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40014

Published: April 22, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107683
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40014
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the amd_set_spi_freq() function in drivers/spi/spi-amd.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
Confidential Computing Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_12-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source-coco
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-coco
kernel-syms-coco
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-coco-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco_debug
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dtb-qcom
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-marvell
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-xilinx
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-nvidia
dtb-mediatek
dtb-exynos
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb
dtb-socionext
dtb-arm
dtb-lg
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apple
dtb-broadcom
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
dtb-apm
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
dtb-amd
kernel-source-vanilla
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-docs
kernel-docs-html
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-qa
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-40014

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.14.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_12-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_53-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-33.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-33.1, 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.40.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1.150600.12.24.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.53.1.150600.12.24.1
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-99.0.0.91, 6.6.0-99.0.0.102, 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-101.0.0.107
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-22.22, 6.14.0-1004.4, 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1008.8
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.14.0-1007.7
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-1007.7, 6.14.0-1007.7+1

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