Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40111

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix Use-after-free in validation Nodes stored in the validation duplicates hashtable come from an arena allocator that is cleared at the end of vmw_execbuf_process. All nodes are expected to be cleared in vmw_validation_drop_ht but this node escaped because its resource was destroyed prematurely.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-40111: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: -0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 64ad2abfe9a628ce79859d072704bd1ef7682044, 4.20, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40111?
CVE-2025-40111 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-40111?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.