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Linux Kernel CVE-2025-40311

| EUVDEUVD-2025-201634
2025-12-08 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Vulnerability Assessment

Impact

Service disruption affecting availability. In critical infrastructure, DoS can have cascading effects on dependent systems.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends specially crafted requests that cause excessive resource consumption (CPU, memory, disk) or trigger a crash in the target application.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: No CVSS yet + weak signal (CWE or non-zero EPSS).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

accel/habanalabs: support mapping cb with vmalloc-backed coherent memory

When IOMMU is enabled, dma_alloc_coherent() with GFP_USER may return addresses from the vmalloc range. If such an address is mapped without VM_MIXEDMAP, vm_insert_page() will trigger a BUG_ON due to the VM_PFNMAP restriction.

Fix this by checking for vmalloc addresses and setting VM_MIXEDMAP in the VMA before mapping. This ensures safe mapping and avoids kernel crashes. The memory is still driver-allocated and cannot be accessed directly by userspace.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 15, 2026 - 17:54

RemediationAI

Implement rate limiting and input validation. Use timeout mechanisms for resource-intensive operations. Deploy DDoS protection where applicable.

Affected VersionsENISA

Linux 5.8
Linux patch: 6.17.8
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <73c7c2cdb442fc4160d2a2a4bfffbd162af06cb9
Linux ac0ae6a96aa58eeba4aed97b12ef1dea8c5bf399 <7ec8ac9f73d4a9438c2186768d6de27ace37531e
Linux patch: 6.6.117
Linux ac0ae6a96aa58eeba4aed97b12ef1dea8c5bf399 <d1dfe21a332d38a6a09658ec29a55940afb5fe36
Linux patch: 0
Linux ac0ae6a96aa58eeba4aed97b12ef1dea8c5bf399 <513024d5a0e34fd34247043f1876b6138ca52847
Linux patch: 6.12.58
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <7ec8ac9f73d4a9438c2186768d6de27ace37531e
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <513024d5a0e34fd34247043f1876b6138ca52847
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <d1dfe21a332d38a6a09658ec29a55940afb5fe36
Linux patch: 6.18
Linux ac0ae6a96aa58eeba4aed97b12ef1dea8c5bf399 <73c7c2cdb442fc4160d2a2a4bfffbd162af06cb9

Affected Packages

euvd linux no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

A denial of service vulnerability allows an attacker to disrupt the normal functioning of a system, making it unavailable to legitimate users.

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Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Mar 16, 2026 - 15:00 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Dec 08, 2025 - 01:16 nvd
N/A

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 93% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity Not scored yet
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
No CVSS yet + weak signal (CWE or non-zero EPSS)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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