crypto: rng - Ensure set_ent is always present
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: rng - Ensure set_ent is always present Ensure that set_ent is always set since only drbg provides it.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00225 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156 +5Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10 and later | 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.111, 6.12.52, 6.16.12, 6.17.2, 6.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10 and later Fixed in 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.111, 6.12.52, 6.16.12, 6.17.2, 6.18 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.246, 5.15.195, 6.1.156, 6.6.111, 6.12.52, 6.16.12, 6.17.2, 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2qx-8vq2-jc32
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15d6f42da1bb527629d8e1067b1302d58dec9166
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd903c25b652c331831226cdf56c8179d18e43f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17acbcd44fe8dc17dc1072375e76df2d52da6ac8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab172f4f42626549b02bada05f09e3f2b0cc26ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c703b50e91dd4748769f4c5ab50d9ad60be370
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e247a7d138e514a40edda7c4d72c8bd49bb2cad3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915cb75983bc5e8b80f8a2f25a4af463f7b18c14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0d36727bf39bb16ef0a67ed608e279535ebf0da
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Sources
- CVE-2025-40109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r2qx-8vq2-jc32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-40109 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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