Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-40324

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Fix crash in nfsd4_read_release() When tracing is enabled, the trace_nfsd_read_done trace point crashes during the pynfs read.testNoFh test.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.0% 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-2025-40324: held from 0.004 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 5.15.154, 5.10.220, b11d8162c24af4a351d21e2c804d25ca493305e3

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40324?
CVE-2025-40324 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-40324?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.