#VU117717 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40070
Published: October 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117717
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-2025-40070
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 pps_register_cdev() function in drivers/pps/pps.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/0f97564a1fb62f34b3b498e2f12caffbe99c004a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/125527db41805693208ee1aacd7f3ffe6a3a489c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cbd7450a22c5ee4842fc4175ad06c0c82ea53a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0531cdba5029f897da5156815e3bdafe1e9b88d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf71834a0cfc394c72d62fd6dbb470ee13cf8f5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f01fa3588e0b3cb1540f56d2c6bd99e5b3810234