CVE-2025-40240

Aliases:RHSA-2026:4899UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40240DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40240
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 61
Deferred
Published: 04 Dec 2025, 15:31
Last modified:05 Aug 2026, 12:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.6% LOW
1% probability +0.56%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Dec 2025, 15:31
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: sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing chunk->skb pointer is dereferenced in the if-block where it's supposed to be NULL only. chunk->skb can only be NULL if chunk->head_skb is not. Check for frag_list instead and do it just before replacing chunk->skb. We're sure that otherwise chunk->skb is non-NULL because of outer if() condition.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.60%• Percentile: 47%

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.10.247-1 | < 6.1.158-1 | < 6.12.57-1 | < 6.17.6-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    all | < 5.15.0-170.180 | < 6.8.0-106.106 | < 6.17.0-14.14

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    all | < 5.15.0-1100.107 | < 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-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1100.107~20.04.2

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    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

    all | < 5.15.0-1100.107+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1109.118 | < 6.8.0-1051.57 | < 6.17.0-1008.8

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    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 | 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

    all | < 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia-6.14

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1084.86 | < 6.8.0-1017.21

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-170.180+fips1 | < 6.8.0-106.106+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1100.109 | < 6.8.0-1052.55 | < 6.17.0-1007.7

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1100.109~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

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References (48)