Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40318

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU119303

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40318

Published: December 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119303
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40318
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the hci_cmd_sync_dequeue_once() function in net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
Netezza Appliance
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo
kernel (Red Hat package)
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-exynos
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
dtb-marvell
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-arm
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-qa
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-amd
dtb-freescale
kernel-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-qcom
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-sprd
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-allwinner
dtb-rockchip
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
dtb-lg
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-devel
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
kernel-default-optional
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure
perf
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-extra-modules
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)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-40318

Install update from vendor's repository.

Netezza Appliance - update to 1.0.1.0 fp278500
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-144.0.0.127, 6.6.0-144.0.0.139, 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-144.0.0.140
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, 6.17.0-14.14, 6.17.0-1006.7, 6.17.0-1008.8
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) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1051.57, 6.17.0-1008.8
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
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1011.11

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