HIGHCVSS 8.1

CVE-2025-40135

CVE-2025-40135 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-08-01
Sources: nvd

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit() Use RCU in ip6_xmit() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40135

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