Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40008

Vulnerability identifier: #VU117401

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40008

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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 DEFINE_TEST_MEMSETXX() function in mm/kmsan/kmsan_test.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
linux (Debian package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux (Debian package) - update to 6.1.158-1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-106.106, 6.8.0-106.106.1, 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1035.38, 6.8.0-1047.48, 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1048.53, 6.8.0-1049.49, 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1050.53, 6.8.0-1052.55, 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-106.106+fips1, 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1049.52, 6.8.0-1049.52.1, 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1050.54, 6.8.0-2040.41
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.1-1045.46, 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5855792c6bb9a825607845db3feaddaff0414ec3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85e1ff61060a765d91ee62dc5606d4d547d9d105
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df1fa034c0fc229a63d01ffb20bb919b839cb576
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6684ed39edc35401a3341f85b1ab50a6f89a45d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84e48707051812289b6c2684d4df2daa9d3bfbc

• Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel kmsan
• Debian update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-xilinx