Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40216

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/rsrc: don't rely on user vaddr alignment There is no guaranteed alignment for user pointers, however the calculation of an offset of the first page into a folio after coalescing uses some weird bit mask logic, get rid of it.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th 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 a8edbb424b1391b077407c75d8f5d2ede77aa70d, 6.12, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40216?
CVE-2025-40216 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-40216?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.