What is CVE-2025-40069?

CVE-2025-40069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2025-40069?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40069

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Fix obj leak in VM_BIND error path If we fail a handle-lookup part way thru, we need to drop the already obtained obj references. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/669784/

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 2e6a8a1fe2b262a6dfd0a65041fcd830ee1e7143, 6.17, 0

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40069?: CVE-2025-40069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-40069?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.