#VU119325 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40277
Published: December 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119325
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-2025-40277
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the vmw_cmd_check() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.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/32b415a9dc2c212e809b7ebc2b14bc3fbda2b9af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54d458b244893e47bda52ec3943fdfbc8d7d068b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5aea2cde03d4247cdcf53f9ab7d0747c9dca1cfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/709e5c088f9c99a5cf2c1d1c6ce58f2cca7ab173
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3abb54c27b2c393c44362399777ad2f6e1ff17e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5df9e06eed3df6a4f5c6f8453013b0cabb927b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e58559845021c3bad5e094219378b869157fad53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3f3a8eb3f0ba799fae057091d8c67cca12d6fa0