Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40328

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU119692

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40328

Published: December 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119692
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40328
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 open_cached_dir(), open_cached_dir_by_dentry(), drop_cached_dir_by_name(), cached_dir_offload_close() and cfids_laundromat_worker() functions in fs/smb/client/cached_dir.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default
dtb-mediatek
dtb-apm
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-lg
dtb-broadcom
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-aarch64
dtb-arm
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-socionext
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-marvell
dtb-amazon
dtb-altera
dtb-exynos
dtb-amlogic
kernel-docs-html
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-docs
kernel-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-qcom
dtb-amd
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-sprd
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-allwinner
dtb-rockchip
dtb-freescale
dtb-cavium
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apple
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
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
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-devel
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
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-2025-40328

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_84-default-debuginfo - 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 - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
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-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-amd - 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, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
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, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - 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
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
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-kvmsmall-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-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
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-debug-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, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
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, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
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, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-138.0.0.119, 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-138.0.0.132
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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