#VU118427 Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40115
Published: November 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118427
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-2025-40115
CWE-ID: CWE-415
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 a double free error within the mpt3sas_transport_port_remove() function in drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_transport.c. 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/1703fe4f8ae50d1fb6449854e1fcaed1053e3a14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd39e14d47d9b4965dd5c9cff16e64ba3e71a62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1442bae50ed633c2fe8058f47cd79b4ad88b9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6459dba4f35017448535a799cf699d5205eb5489
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/970ceb1bdc3d6c2af9245d6eca38606e74fcb6b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a89253eb4e648deace48a4e38996afd182eb95e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a6d153861d0f29b80882470d14aafb8d687dc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa153fb40c61f8ca01237427c97a0b93ba32c403