CVE-2025-40017

  • Published: 2025-10-20T16:15:38.510
  • Last modified: 1761075085

Summary

🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-40017 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: Fix memory leak by freeing untracked persist buffer One internal buffer which is allocated only once per session was not being freed during session close because it was not being tracked as part of internal buffer list which resulted in a memory leak. Add the necessary logic to explicitly free the untracked internal buffer during session close to ensure all allocated memory is released…

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    🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-40017

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: Fix memory leak by freeing untracked persist buffer One internal buffer which is allocated only once per session was not being freed during session close because it was not being tracked as part of internal buffer list which resulted in a memory leak. Add the necessary logic to explicitly free the untracked internal buffer during session close to ensure all allocated memory is released properly.

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    • Update to the latest available version
    • Monitor logs and network traffic
    • Apply least-privilege and segment the network

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    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

    media: iris: Fix memory leak by freeing untracked persist buffer

    One internal buffer which is allocated only once per session was not
    being freed during session close because it was not being tracked as
    part of internal buffer list which resulted in a memory leak.

    Add the necessary logic to explicitly free the untracked internal buffer
    during session close to ensure all allocated memory is released
    properly.

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    How to fix CVE-2025-40017

    CVE-2025-40017 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

    Description: Summary 🛡️ Vulnerability overview CVE-2025-40017 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: Fix memory leak by freeing untracked persist buffer One internal buffer which is allocated only once per session was not being freed during session close because it was not being tracked as part of internal buffer list which […]

    Exploit Difficulty: HARD
    ⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
    🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
    💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

    How to Fix:

    1 Identify affected systems

    - Check if you're running the affected product

    2 Immediate actions

    - Update to the latest patched version
    - If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

    3 Verification

    - Test the fix in a staging environment first
    - Review logs for signs of exploitation
    - Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

    4 Long-term prevention

    - Enable automatic security updates
    - Set up vulnerability monitoring
    - Review and harden security configurations

    Vendor Advisory: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02a24f13b3a1d9da9f3de56aa5fdb7cc1fe167a2https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9e024e907cafafd6b094f69a0d0f5d18fd28876https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec2f87ad035e8d1ad67567542842f1f23a4dbde2

    Exploit Difficulty Assessment

    HARD
    ⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
    🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
    💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

    Vulnerability Timeline

    Oct 20, 2025
    Vulnerability Published

    CVE details first published to NVD database

    Jan 01, 1970
    Last Modified

    CVE details were updated

    Oct 28, 2025
    Imported to Database

    Added to this CVE tracking system

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