CVE-2025-40217

Published: December 6, 2025Last modified: June 24, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pidfs: validate extensible ioctls Validate extensible ioctls stricter than we do now.

Status

Product	Release	Package	Status
Alpaquita Linux	23 LTS	linux-lts	Not affected (6.1.33-r0)
	25 LTS	linux-lts	Vulnerable (6.12.58-r0)
	Stream	linux-lts	Fixed (6.18.35-r1)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c17001b21b9f168c957ced9384abe969019b609
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0fbf5e8b0aff8a4a0fb35e32b10083baa83c04

How to Fix Liberica NIK Not Starting on macOS Catalina and Later

If you use macOS Catalina and later you may encounter the issue that prevents Liberica NIK from starting. To fix it, run the following:

sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine path/to/graalvm/folder/

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