Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40301
Published: December 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119372
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-40301
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the hci_cmd_complete_evt() function in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-40301
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a0ddaaf97405dbd11d4cb5a961a3f82400e8a50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c5f1f64681cc889d9b13e4a61285e9e029d6ab5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/779f83a91d4f1bf5ddfeaf528420cbb6dbf03fa8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf2c2acec1cf456c3d11c11a7589e886a0f963a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fea895de78d3bb2f0c09db9f10b18f8121b15759