CVE-2025-40178
- Published: 2025-11-12T22:15:44.480
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pid: Add a judgment for ns null in pid_nr_ns
__task_pid_nr_ns
ns = task_active_pid_ns(current);
pid_nr_ns(rcu_dereference(*task_pid_ptr(task, type)), ns);
if (pid && ns->level level) {
Sometimes null is returned for task_active_pid_ns. Then it will trigger kernel panic in pid_nr_ns.
For example:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000058
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x0000000096000007
EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
SET = 0, FnV = 0
EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
FSC = 0x07: level 3 translation fault
Data abort info:
ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000007, ISS2 = 0x00000000
CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
user pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=00000002175aa000
[0000000000000058] pgd=08000002175ab003, p4d=08000002175ab003, pud=08000002175ab003, pmd=08000002175be003, pte=0000000000000000
pstate: 834000c5 (Nzcv daIF +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=–)
pc : __task_pid_nr_ns+0x74/0xd0
lr : __task_pid_nr_ns+0x24/0xd0
sp : ffffffc08001bd10
x29: ffffffc08001bd10 x28: ffffffd4422b2000 x27: 0000000000000001
x26: ffffffd442821168 x25: ffffffd442821000 x24: 00000f89492eab31
x23: 00000000000000c0 x22: ffffff806f5693c0 x21: ffffff806f5693c0
x20: 0000000000000001 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 00000000529c6ef0 x16: 00000000529c6ef0 x15: 00000000023a1adc
x14: 0000000000000003 x13: 00000000007ef6d8 x12: 001167c391c78800
x11: 00ffffffffffffff x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000001
x8 : ffffff80816fa3c0 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 49534d702d535449
x5 : ffffffc080c4c2c0 x4 : ffffffd43ee128c8 x3 : ffffffd43ee124dc
x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000001 x0 : ffffff806f5693c0
Call trace:
__task_pid_nr_ns+0x74/0xd0
…
__handle_irq_event_percpu+0xd4/0x284
handle_irq_event+0x48/0xb0
handle_fasteoi_irq+0x160/0x2d8
generic_handle_domain_irq+0x44/0x60
gic_handle_irq+0x4c/0x114
call_on_irq_stack+0x3c/0x74
do_interrupt_handler+0x4c/0x84
el1_interrupt+0x34/0x58
el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24
el1h_64_irq+0x68/0x6c
account_kernel_stack+0x60/0x144
exit_task_stack_account+0x1c/0x80
do_exit+0x7e4/0xaf8
…
get_signal+0x7bc/0x8d8
do_notify_resume+0x128/0x828
el0_svc+0x6c/0x70
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x68/0xbc
el0t_64_sync+0x1a8/0x1ac
Code: 35fffe54 911a02a8 f9400108 b4000128 (b9405a69)
—[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]—
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How to fix CVE-2025-40178
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pid: Add a judgment for ns null in pid_nr_ns __task_pid_nr_ns ns = task_active_pid_ns(current); pid_nr_ns(rcu_dereference(*task_pid_ptr(task, type)), ns); if (pid && ns->level level) { Sometimes null is returned for task_active_pid_ns. Then it will trigger kernel panic in pid_nr_ns. For example: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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