CVE-2025-40284
- Published: 2025-12-06T22:15:56.530
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: MGMT: cancel mesh send timer when hdev removed
mesh_send_done timer is not canceled when hdev is removed, which causes
crash if the timer triggers after hdev is gone.
Cancel the timer when MGMT removes the hdev, like other MGMT timers.
Should fix the BUG: sporadically seen by BlueZ test bot
(in “Mesh – Send cancel – 1” test).
Log:
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BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in run_timer_softirq+0x76b/0x7d0
…
Freed by task 36:
kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
__kasan_save_free_info+0x3a/0x60
__kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70
kfree+0x103/0x500
device_release+0x9a/0x210
kobject_put+0x100/0x1e0
vhci_release+0x18b/0x240
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How to fix CVE-2025-40284
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: cancel mesh send timer when hdev removed mesh_send_done timer is not canceled when hdev is removed, which causes crash if the timer triggers after hdev is gone. Cancel the timer when MGMT removes the hdev, like other MGMT timers. Should fix the BUG: […]
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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