CVE-2025-40248

Aliases:RHSA-2026:3848RHSA-2026:3865RHSA-2026:3866RHSA-2026:3867RHSA-2026:3868RHSA-2026:3873RHSA-2026:3886RHSA-2026:3987UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40248DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40248
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 68
Deferred
Published: 04 Dec 2025, 16:08
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
0.16% LOW
0% probability +0.10%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Dec 2025, 16:08
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: vsock: Ignore signal/timeout on connect() if already established During connect(), acting on a signal/timeout by disconnecting an already established socket leads to several issues: 1. connect() invoking vsock_transport_cancel_pkt() -> virtio_transport_purge_skbs() may race with sendmsg() invoking virtio_transport_get_credit(). This results in a permanently elevated `vvs->bytes_unsent`. Which, in turn, confuses the SOCK_LINGER handling. 2. connect() resetting a connected socket's state may race with socket being placed in a sockmap. A disconnected socket remaining in a sockmap breaks sockmap's assumptions. And gives rise to WARNs. 3. connect() transitioning SS_CONNECTED -> SS_UNCONNECTED allows for a transport change/drop after TCP_ESTABLISHED. Which poses a problem for any simultaneous sendmsg() or connect() and may result in a use-after-free/null-ptr-deref. Do not disconnect socket on signal/timeout. Keep the logic for unconnected sockets: they don't linger, can't be placed in a sockmap, are rejected by sendmsg(). [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/e07fd95c-9a38-4eea-9638-133e38c2ec9b@rbox.co/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20250317-vsock-trans-signal-race-v4-0-fc8837f3f1d4@rbox.co/ [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/60f1b7db-3099-4f6a-875e-af9f6ef194f6@rbox.co/

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
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.16%• Percentile: 5%

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.10.247-1 | < 6.1.159-1 | < 6.12.63-1 | < 6.17.10-1

  • debian•linux-6.1

    < 6.1.159-1~deb11u1

  • ubuntu•linux

    all | < 5.15.0-173.183 | < 6.8.0-106.106 | < 6.17.0-19.19

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    all | < 5.15.0-1103.110 | < 6.8.0-1050.53 | < 6.17.0-1009.9

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1

  • 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

    < 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2

  • 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 | < 5.15.0-1103.110+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 | < 6.17.0-1010.10

  • 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-6.17

    < 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1

  • 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 | < 5.15.0-1086.88 | < 6.8.0-1017.21

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-173.183+fips1 | < 6.8.0-106.106+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1103.112 | < 6.8.0-1052.55 | < 6.17.0-1009.9

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

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