#VU117383 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40001
Published: October 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117383
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40001
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the mvs_free() function in drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_init.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00d3af40b158ebf7c7db2b3bbb1598a54bf28127
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c90f583d679c81a5a607a6ae0051251b6dee35b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60cd16a3b7439ccb699d0bf533799eeb894fd217
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ba7e73cafd155a5d3abf560d315f0bab2b9d89f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2c35cb2a31844f84f21ab364b38b4309d756d42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feb946d2fc9dc754bf3d594d42cd228860ff8647