CVE-2025-40091
- Published: 2025-10-30T10:15:33.627
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove()
Since ixgbe_adapter is embedded in devlink, calling devlink_free()
prematurely in the ixgbe_remove() path can lead to UAF. Move devlink_free()
to the end.
KASAN report:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff0000adf813e0 by task bash/2095
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2095 Comm: bash Tainted: G S 6.17.0-rc2-tnguy.net-queue+ #1 PREEMPT(full)
[…]
Call trace:
show_stack+0x30/0x90 (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x90/0x310
print_report+0x104/0x1f0
kasan_report+0x88/0x180
__asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x30
ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]
ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme+0xf8/0x130 [ixgbe]
ixgbe_remove+0x2d0/0x8c0 [ixgbe]
pci_device_remove+0xa0/0x220
device_remove+0xb8/0x170
device_release_driver_internal+0x318/0x490
device_driver_detach+0x40/0x68
unbind_store+0xec/0x118
drv_attr_store+0x64/0xb8
sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x138
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x294/0x440
new_sync_write+0x1fc/0x588
vfs_write+0x480/0x6a0
ksys_write+0xf0/0x1e0
__arm64_sys_write+0x70/0xc0
invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xcc/0x280
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xa8/0x248
do_el0_svc+0x44/0x68
el0_svc+0x54/0x160
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8
el0t_64_sync+0x1b0/0x1b8
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How to fix CVE-2025-40091
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove() Since ixgbe_adapter is embedded in devlink, calling devlink_free() prematurely in the ixgbe_remove() path can lead to UAF. Move devlink_free() to the end. KASAN report: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe] Read of size 8 at addr ffff0000adf813e0 by […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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