#VU119201 Improper Initialization in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40245
Published: December 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119201
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-2025-40245
CWE-ID: CWE-665
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 improper initialization within the find_limits() and setup_arch() functions in arch/nios2/kernel/setup.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/25f09699edd360b534ccae16bc276c3b52c471f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c3e38a367822f036227dd52bac82dc4a05157e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8912814f14e298b83df072fecc1f7ed1b63b1b2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90f5f715550e07cd6a51f80fc3f062d832c8c997
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a20b83cf45be2057f3d073506779e52c7fa17f94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ec9faef7e36269ca3ec890972a78effbaeb975