perf: arm_spe: Prevent overflow in PERF_IDX2OFF()
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: arm_spe: Prevent overflow in PERF_IDX2OFF() Cast nr_pages to unsigned long to avoid overflow when handling large AUX buffer sizes (>= 2 GiB).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00154 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 +5Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.15 and later | 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.15 and later Fixed in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.112, 6.12.53, 6.17.3, 6.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40081
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8pxq-vpq2-2xjv
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/656e9a5d69acdd1b20462f4a33378b90ddcb9626
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c045d4501f7f70724a3bbb561f4f22d292bbfe6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d01f2b81568289443d22f1e13a363f829de6343
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7500384d3c9587593d75ded3b006835e7aa73ef8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379cae2cb982f571cda9493ac573ab71125fd299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a19ba8e1f4ff24ece8ca69b79df8442c431db90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e516cfd19b0f4c774a57b17fb43a7f41991f0735
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a29fea30dd93da16652930162b177941abd8c75e
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40081 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40081 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8pxq-vpq2-2xjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-40081 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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