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

ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove()

Since ixgbe_adapter is embedded in devlink, calling devlink_free()
prematurely in the ixgbe_remove() path can lead to UAF. Move devlink_free()
to the end.

KASAN report:

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff0000adf813e0 by task bash/2095
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2095 Comm: bash Tainted: G S 6.17.0-rc2-tnguy.net-queue+ #1 PREEMPT(full)
[...]
Call trace:
show_stack+0x30/0x90 (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x90/0x310
print_report+0x104/0x1f0
kasan_report+0x88/0x180
__asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x30
ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]
ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme+0xf8/0x130 [ixgbe]
ixgbe_remove+0x2d0/0x8c0 [ixgbe]
pci_device_remove+0xa0/0x220
device_remove+0xb8/0x170
device_release_driver_internal+0x318/0x490
device_driver_detach+0x40/0x68
unbind_store+0xec/0x118
drv_attr_store+0x64/0xb8
sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x138
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x294/0x440
new_sync_write+0x1fc/0x588
vfs_write+0x480/0x6a0
ksys_write+0xf0/0x1e0
__arm64_sys_write+0x70/0xc0
invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xcc/0x280
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xa8/0x248
do_el0_svc+0x44/0x68
el0_svc+0x54/0x160
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8
el0t_64_sync+0x1b0/0x1b8
Published: 2025-10-30
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8030-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8048-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove() Since ixgbe_adapter is embedded in devlink, calling devlink_free() prematurely in the ixgbe_remove() path can lead to UAF. Move devlink_free() to the end. KASAN report: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe] Read of size 8 at addr ffff0000adf813e0 by task bash/2095 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2095 Comm: bash Tainted: G S 6.17.0-rc2-tnguy.net-queue+ #1 PREEMPT(full) [...] Call trace: show_stack+0x30/0x90 (C) dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x90/0x310 print_report+0x104/0x1f0 kasan_report+0x88/0x180 __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x30 ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe] ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme+0xf8/0x130 [ixgbe] ixgbe_remove+0x2d0/0x8c0 [ixgbe] pci_device_remove+0xa0/0x220 device_remove+0xb8/0x170 device_release_driver_internal+0x318/0x490 device_driver_detach+0x40/0x68 unbind_store+0xec/0x118 drv_attr_store+0x64/0xb8 sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x138 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x294/0x440 new_sync_write+0x1fc/0x588 vfs_write+0x480/0x6a0 ksys_write+0xf0/0x1e0 __arm64_sys_write+0x70/0xc0 invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xcc/0x280 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xa8/0x248 do_el0_svc+0x44/0x68 el0_svc+0x54/0x160 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8 el0t_64_sync+0x1b0/0x1b8
Title ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove()
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T21:42:20.367Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.162Z

Link: CVE-2025-40091

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-10-30T10:15:33.627

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-40091

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-10-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-40091 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-30T14:37:14Z

Weaknesses

No weakness.