CVE-2025-40074

critical · 9.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: start using dst_dev_rcu() Change icmpv4_xrlim_allow(), ip_defrag() to prevent possible UAF. Change ipmr_prepare_xmit(), ipmr_queue_fwd_xmit(), ip_mr_output(), ipv4_neigh_lookup() to use lockdep enabled dst_dev_rcu().

9.8

CVSS

0.4%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

37th

EPSS percentile

2025-10-28

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/684efb2c86c887685f9aa65e1a21b3df6c1f822d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ad8de3cefdb6ffa6708b21c567df0dbf82c43a8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/923e0734c386984d45de508528a7a7ad91d791cc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e150f273cd8ed34ebc6d03758aad95c12fc58337

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2025-40074