#VU119737 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-40342
Published: December 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119737
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40342
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the nvme_fc_create_association() function in drivers/nvme/host/fc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25f4bf1f7979a7871974fd36c79d69ff1cf4b446
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4253e0a4546138a2bf9cb6acf66b32fee677fc7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891cdbb162ccdb079cd5228ae43bdeebce8597ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9950af4303942081dc8c7a5fdc3688c17c7eb6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f7fa75c4a2a07328fa22ccbef461db76790b55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de3d91af47bc015031e7721b100a29989f6498a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8cde03de8674b05f2c5e0870729049eba517800