FKIE_CVE-2025-40091

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-10-30 10:15 - Updated: 2026-10-19 21:10
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Summary
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
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5feef67b646d8f5064bac288e22204ffba2b9a4a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df445969aa727cd64f3f29dc1f85fb60aca238d1
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "df445969aa727cd64f3f29dc1f85fb60aca238d1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "a0285236ab93fdfdd1008afaa04561d142d6c276",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5feef67b646d8f5064bac288e22204ffba2b9a4a",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "a0285236ab93fdfdd1008afaa04561d142d6c276",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.16"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.16",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.17.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.17.5",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.18",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove()\n\nSince ixgbe_adapter is embedded in devlink, calling devlink_free()\nprematurely in the ixgbe_remove() path can lead to UAF. Move devlink_free()\nto the end.\n\nKASAN report:\n\n BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]\n Read of size 8 at addr ffff0000adf813e0 by task bash/2095\n CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2095 Comm: bash Tainted: G S  6.17.0-rc2-tnguy.net-queue+ #1 PREEMPT(full)\n [...]\n Call trace:\n  show_stack+0x30/0x90 (C)\n  dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0\n  print_address_description.constprop.0+0x90/0x310\n  print_report+0x104/0x1f0\n  kasan_report+0x88/0x180\n  __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x30\n  ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]\n  ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme+0xf8/0x130 [ixgbe]\n  ixgbe_remove+0x2d0/0x8c0 [ixgbe]\n  pci_device_remove+0xa0/0x220\n  device_remove+0xb8/0x170\n  device_release_driver_internal+0x318/0x490\n  device_driver_detach+0x40/0x68\n  unbind_store+0xec/0x118\n  drv_attr_store+0x64/0xb8\n  sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x138\n  kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x294/0x440\n  new_sync_write+0x1fc/0x588\n  vfs_write+0x480/0x6a0\n  ksys_write+0xf0/0x1e0\n  __arm64_sys_write+0x70/0xc0\n  invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xcc/0x280\n  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xa8/0x248\n  do_el0_svc+0x44/0x68\n  el0_svc+0x54/0x160\n  el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8\n  el0t_64_sync+0x1b0/0x1b8"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nixgbe: correcci\u00f3n de devlink_free() demasiado temprano en ixgbe_remove()\n\nDado que ixgbe_adapter est\u00e1 incrustado en devlink, llamar a devlink_free() prematuramente en la ruta de ixgbe_remove() puede llevar a uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n. Mover devlink_free() al final.\n\nInforme KASAN:\n\nBUG: KASAN: uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n en ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]\nLectura de tama\u00f1o 8 en la direcci\u00f3n ffff0000adf813e0 por la tarea bash/2095\nCPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2095 Comm: bash Tainted: G S 6.17.0-rc2-tnguy.net-queue+ #1 PREEMPT(full)\n[...]\nRastro de llamada:\nshow_stack+0x30/0x90 (C)\ndump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0\nprint_address_description.constprop.0+0x90/0x310\nprint_report+0x104/0x1f0\nkasan_report+0x88/0x180\n__asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x30\nixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]\nixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme+0xf8/0x130 [ixgbe]\nixgbe_remove+0x2d0/0x8c0 [ixgbe]\npci_device_remove+0xa0/0x220\ndevice_remove+0xb8/0x170\ndevice_release_driver_internal+0x318/0x490\ndevice_driver_detach+0x40/0x68\nunbind_store+0xec/0x118\ndrv_attr_store+0x64/0xb8\nsysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x138\nkernfs_fop_write_iter+0x294/0x440\nnew_sync_write+0x1fc/0x588\nvfs_write+0x480/0x6a0\nksys_write+0xf0/0x1e0\n__arm64_sys_write+0x70/0xc0\ninvoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xcc/0x280\nel0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xa8/0x248\ndo_el0_svc+0x44/0x68\nel0_svc+0x54/0x160\nel0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8\nel0t_64_sync+0x1b0/0x1b8"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-40091",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:10:00.160",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-10-30T10:15:33.627",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5feef67b646d8f5064bac288e22204ffba2b9a4a"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df445969aa727cd64f3f29dc1f85fb60aca238d1"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}



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