CVE-2025-40051
Published: October 29, 2025Last modified: June 24, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: vringh: Modify the return value check The return value of copy_from_iter and copy_to_iter can't be negative, check whether the copied lengths are equal.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.156-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.53-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.35-r1) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78dc7362662fedaa1928fb8e4f27401c8322905d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82a8d0fda55b35361ee7f35b54fa2b66d7847d2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baa37b1c7e29546f79c39bef0d18c4edc9f39bb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa0654402c06d086201a9ff167eb95da5844fc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db042925a5ab7a550b710addeadbf6f72e3a8a4b