Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40253

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ctcm: Fix double-kfree The function 'mpc_rcvd_sweep_req(mpcginfo)' is called conditionally from function 'ctcmpc_unpack_skb'. It frees passed mpcginfo. After that a call to function 'kfree' in function 'ctcmpc_unpack_skb' frees it again. Remove 'kfree' call in function 'mpc_rcvd_sweep_req(mpcginfo)'. Bug detected by the clang static analyzer.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.6% 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-2025-40253: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 5.15.41, 2bd57101c3ecf3f8c0da1d26c2b6ad511adc6d50, 0c0b20587b9f25a2ad14db7f80ebe49bdf29920a

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40253?
CVE-2025-40253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-40253?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.