Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40273

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU119345

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40273

Published: December 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119345
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40273
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the nfs4_free_ol_stateid() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_28-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
dtb-rockchip
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-freescale
dtb-cavium
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-allwinner
dtb-hisilicon
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-sprd
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-amd
dtb-qcom
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-macros
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
dtb-lg
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amlogic
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
dtb-exynos
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
kernel-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-arm
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-extra-modules
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-40273

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource - 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-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8-debugsource - 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-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_28-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-316.0.0.219, 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.100, 5.15.0-173.183+fips1, 5.15.0.1103.93, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1, 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1, 6.8.0-106.106+fips1, 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.146, 5.15.0.173.161, 5.15.0-173.183, 5.15.0-1055.55, 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1067.70, 5.15.0-1067.71, 5.15.0.1086.85, 5.15.0-1086.94, 5.15.0.1095.91, 5.15.0-1095.100, 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0.1097.100, 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1098.98, 5.15.0-1098.99, 5.15.0-1098.104, 5.15.0.1100.96, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0.1103.106, 5.15.0-1103.110, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1, 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-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1099.98, 5.15.0-1099.105, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1044.44, 5.15.0.1044.46
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.96, 5.15.0.1094.98
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.95, 5.15.0-1097.100, 6.8.0-1050.54, 6.8.0-2040.41
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1102.106, 5.15.0-1102.111, 6.8.1-1045.46, 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.94, 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1, 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.107, 5.15.0-1109.118, 6.8.0-1051.57, 6.17.0-1008.8
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-freescale - 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
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
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-optional - 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
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - 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
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-renesas - 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
dlm-kmp-default - 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-default-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-obs-build-debugsource - 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
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - 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 - 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-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - 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
kernel-obs-build - 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
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - 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-docs-html - 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-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amlogic - 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
dlm-kmp-default-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
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
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
dtb-nvidia - 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
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
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
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1
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-rt - 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-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
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
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
kernel-source-azure - 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
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
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-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1007.7
linux-aws (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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