#VU117410 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40016
Published: October 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117410
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-40016
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/000b2a6bed7f30e0aadfb19bce9af6458d879304
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e2ee70291e64a30fe36960c85294726d34a103e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f140cede24334b3ee55e3e1127071266cbb8287
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15c0e136bd8cd70a1136a11c7876d6aae0eef8c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f617d515d66c05e9aebc787a8fe48b7163fc7b70