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TI-2025-26941 Aliases CVE-2025-40271GHSA-r37x-wmxh-7hvh

fs/proc: fix uaf in proc_readdir_de()

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: 48 fixed, 1 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: fs/proc: fix uaf in proc_readdir_de() Pde is erased from subdir rbtree through rb_erase(), but not set the node to EMPTY, which may result in uaf access. We should use RB_CLEAR_NODE() set the erased node to EMPTY, then pde_subdir_next() will return NULL to avoid uaf access. We found an uaf issue while using stress-ng testing, need to run testcase getdent and tun in the same time. The steps of the issue is as follows: 1) use getdent to traverse dir /proc/pid/net/dev_snmp6/, and current pde is tun3; 2) in the [time windows] unregister netdevice tun3 and tun2, and erase them from rbtree. erase tun3 first, and then erase tun2. the pde(tun2) will be released to slab; 3) continue to getdent process, then pde_subdir_next() will return pde(tun2) which is released, it will case uaf access. CPU 0 | CPU 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- traverse dir /proc/pid/net/dev_snmp6/ | unregister_netdevice(tun->dev) //tun3 tun2 sys_getdents64() | iterate_dir() | proc_readdir() | proc_readdir_de() | snmp6_unregister_dev() pde_get(de); | proc_remove() read_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock); | remove_proc_subtree() | write_lock(&proc_subdir_lock); [time window] | rb_erase(&root->subdir_node, &parent->subdir); | write_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock); read_lock(&proc_subdir_lock); | next = pde_subdir_next(de); | pde_put(de); | de = next; //UAF | rbtree of dev_snmp6 | pde(tun3) / \ NULL pde(tun2)

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00488 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.302, 5.10.247, 5.15.197 +5Red Hat: 17 advisoriesRed Hat: 48 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux3.19 and later5.4.302, 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.117, 6.12.59, 6.17.9, 6.18Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.19 and later Fixed in 5.4.302, 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.117, 6.12.59, 6.17.9, 6.18 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.302, 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.117, 6.12.59, 6.17.9, 6.18

Red Hat 17 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:3685 Released 2026-03-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) bpftool-3.10.0-1160.147.1.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1160.147.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.147.1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.147.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.147.1.el7
  • RHSA-2026:3634 Released 2026-03-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7 ELS) kernel-rt-3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.147.1.rt56.1299.el7 +4
  • RHSA-2026:3388 Released 2026-02-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2) bpftool-4.18.0-193.187.1.el8_2, kernel-4.18.0-193.187.1.el8_2, kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-193.187.1.el8_2 +14
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  • RHSA-2026:3375 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt-5.14.0-70.167.1.rt21.239.el9_0, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-70.167.1.rt21.239.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-70.167.1.rt21.239.el9_0 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt-5.14.0-70.167.1.rt21.239.el9_0, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-70.167.1.rt21.239.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-70.167.1.rt21.239.el9_0 +7
  • RHSA-2026:3360 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) bpftool-4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4, kernel-4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) bpftool-4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4, kernel-4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-305.186.1.el8_4 +14
  • RHSA-2026:3358 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.158.1.rt14.443.el9_2 +11
  • RHSA-2026:3293 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-70.167.1.el9_0, kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.167.1.el9_0, kernel-devel-5.14.0-70.167.1.el9_0 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) bpftool-5.14.0-70.167.1.el9_0, kernel-5.14.0-70.167.1.el9_0, kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-70.167.1.el9_0 +14
  • RHSA-2026:3277 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.130.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.130.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.130.1.el8_8 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.130.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.130.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.130.1.el8_8 +14
  • RHSA-2026:3267 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) bpftool-7.0.0-284.158.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.158.1.el9_2 +29
  • RHSA-2026:3268 Released 2026-02-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) bpftool-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.181.1.el8_6 +14
  • RHSA-2026:2766 Released 2026-02-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) bpftool-7.3.0-427.111.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.111.1.el9_4 +11
  • RHSA-2026:2761 Released 2026-02-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-55.60.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-55.60.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-55.60.1.el10_0 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-6.12.0-55.60.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-6.12.0-55.60.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-55.60.1.el10_0 +28
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  • RHSA-2026:2759 Released 2026-02-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-570.89.1.el9_6, libperf-5.14.0-570.89.1.el9_6
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    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt-5.14.0-570.89.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-570.89.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-570.89.1.el9_6 +21
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  • RHSA-2026:2212 Released 2026-02-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7 +12
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  • RHSA-2026:1690 Released 2026-02-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kernel-64k-debug-devel-6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1, kernel-64k-devel-6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel-6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1, kernel-64k-6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1, kernel-64k-core-6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1 +29
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    kernel security update
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    kernel-rt security update
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:2766
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:2759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:1690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:2212
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:3293
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:2761
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:2766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:2759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:1690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:1662
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:2212
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3388
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:3360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:3268
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:3268
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2026:3277
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:3293
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:2761
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:2766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:2759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:3360
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:3268
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8)Fixed RHSA-2026:3277
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:1662
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:1690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:2212
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:2761
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:3375
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:1661
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:1690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:2212
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:3375
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3358
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 10.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:2761
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:2766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:2759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:1690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:2212
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2026:3358
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v. 10.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:2761
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:2766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:2759
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2026:3685
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2026:3685
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2026:3634
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40271
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r37x-wmxh-7hvh

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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