CVE-2025-40172
- Published: 2025-11-12T11:15:47.643
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
accel/qaic: Treat remaining == 0 as error in find_and_map_user_pages()
Currently, if find_and_map_user_pages() takes a DMA xfer request from the
user with a length field set to 0, or in a rare case, the host receives
QAIC_TRANS_DMA_XFER_CONT from the device where resources->xferred_dma_size
is equal to the requested transaction size, the function will return 0
before allocating an sgt or setting the fields of the dma_xfer struct.
In that case, encode_addr_size_pairs() will try to access the sgt which
will lead to a general protection fault.
Return an EINVAL in case the user provides a zero-sized ALP, or the device
requests continuation after all of the bytes have been transferred.
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How to fix CVE-2025-40172
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/qaic: Treat remaining == 0 as error in find_and_map_user_pages() Currently, if find_and_map_user_pages() takes a DMA xfer request from the user with a length field set to 0, or in a rare case, the host receives QAIC_TRANS_DMA_XFER_CONT from the device where resources->xferred_dma_size is equal to the […]
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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