Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40005

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: cadence-quadspi: Implement refcount to handle unbind during busy driver support indirect read and indirect write operation with assumption no force device removal(unbind) operation. However force device removal(removal) is still available to root superuser. Unbinding driver during operation causes kernel crash. This changes ensure driver able to handle such operation for indirect read and indirect write by implementing refcount to track attached devices to the controller and gracefully wait and until attached devices remove operation completed before proceed with removal operation.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40005?
CVE-2025-40005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-40005?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.