CVE-2025-40364

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.28% (21st) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

94 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix io_req_prep_async with provided buffers io_req_prep_async() can import provided buffers, commit the ring state by giving up on that before, it'll be reimported later if needed.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedkernel-obs-build-0:6.12.0-160000.7.1.aarch64 as component of SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedkernel-obs-build-0:6.12.0-160000.7.1.ppc64le as component of SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedkernel-obs-build-0:6.12.0-160000.7.1.s390x as component of SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedkernel-obs-build-0:6.12.0-160000.7.1.x86_64 as component of SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedkernel-syms-0:6.12.0-160000.7.1.aarch64 as component of SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedkernel-syms-0:6.12.0-160000.7.1.ppc64le as component of SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedkernel-syms-0:6.12.0-160000.7.1.s390x as component of SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Fixedkernel-syms-0:6.12.0-160000.7.1.x86_64 as component of SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.2suse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.8

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.16.1mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · SUSE Product Security

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-401US

affected products (94)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Dell Secure Connect Gateway Appliance <5.32.00.18all versionscert_bundDE
Google Cloud Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:google:cloud_platform:-
Open Source Linux Kernel <4.14.207all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <4.14.218all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <4.19.158all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <4.19.171all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <4.4.244all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <4.4.254all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <4.9.244all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <4.9.254all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <5.10all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <5.10.11all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <5.10.236all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <5.11all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <5.14.19all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <5.15.180all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <5.15.3all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source Linux Kernel <5.16all versionscert_bundDE

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

SUSE-SU-2026:20561-1Security update for the Linux Kernel2025-11-26csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for the Linux Kernel
WID-SEC-W-2025-0861Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-04-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Zustand oder nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund suse_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-04-18modified 2026-07-30

references (17)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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