CVE-2025-40082
7.1 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2025-40082 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 28, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfsplus: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in hfsplus_uni2asc()
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hfsplus_uni2asc+0xa71/0xb90 fs/hfsplus/unicode.c:186
Read of size 2 at addr ffff8880289ef218 by task syz.6.248/14290
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 14290 Comm: syz.6.248 Not tainted 6.16.4 #1 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1b0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
print_report+0xca/0x5f0 mm/kasan/report.c:482
kasan_report+0xca/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:595
hfsplus_uni2asc+0xa71/0xb90 fs/hfsplus/unicode.c:186
hfsplus_listxattr+0x5b6/0xbd0 fs/hfsplus/xattr.c:738
vfs_listxattr+0xbe/0x140 fs/xattr.c:493
listxattr+0xee/0x190 fs/xattr.c:924
filename_listxattr fs/xattr.c:958 [inline]
path_listxattrat+0x143/0x360 fs/xattr.c:988
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.4.297, < 5.5 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-40082?
CVE-2025-40082 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 28, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2025-40082?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-40082?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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