Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-40202
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi: Rework user message limit handling The limit on the number of user messages had a number of issues, improper counting in some cases and a use after free. Restructure how this is all done to handle more in the receive message allocation routine, so all refcouting and user message limit counts are done in that routine. It's a lot cleaner and safer.
EPSS: 0.001 (3.8th 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 8e76741c3d8b20dfa2d6c30fa10ff927cfd93d82, 5.19, 0
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-40202?
- CVE-2025-40202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-40202?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.