CVE-2025-40201

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40201DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40201
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 28
Deferred
Published: 12 Nov 2025, 21:56
Last modified:05 Aug 2026, 12:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.14% LOW
0% probability +0.12%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Nov 2025, 21:56
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2026, 12:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/sys.c: fix the racy usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64() paths The usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64()->do_prlimit() path is very broken. sys_prlimit64() does get_task_struct(tsk) but this only protects task_struct itself. If tsk != current and tsk is not a leader, this process can exit/exec and task_lock(tsk->group_leader) may use the already freed task_struct. Another problem is that sys_prlimit64() can race with mt-exec which changes ->group_leader. In this case do_prlimit() may take the wrong lock, or (worse) ->group_leader may change between task_lock() and task_unlock(). Change sys_prlimit64() to take tasklist_lock when necessary. This is not nice, but I don't see a better fix for -stable.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.14%• Percentile: 4%

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 6.1.158-1 | < 6.12.57-1 | < 6.17.6-1

  • debian•linux-6.1

    < 6.1.158-1~deb11u1

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 6.8.0-106.106 | < 6.17.0-14.14

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 6.8.0-1050.53 | < 6.17.0-1007.7

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.14

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.17

    < 6.17.0-1007.7~24.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    < 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | < 6.8.0-1051.57 | < 6.17.0-1008.8

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.14

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all | all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.14

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    < 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia-6.14

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | < 6.8.0-1017.21

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 6.8.0-106.106+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | < 6.8.0-1052.55 | < 6.17.0-1007.7

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.14

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.17

    < 6.17.0-1008.8~24.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5

    all

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References (24)