Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-40054)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-40054). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix UAF issue in f2fs_merge_page_bio()
As JY reported in bugzilla [1],
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
pc : [0xffffffe51d249484] f2fs_is_cp_guaranteed+0x70/0x98
lr : [0xffffffe51d24adbc] f2fs_merge_page_bio+0x520/0x6d4
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 6790 Comm: kworker/u16:3 Tainted: P B W OE 6.12.30-android16-5-maybe-dirty-4k #1 5f7701c9cbf727d1eebe77c89bbbeb3371e895e5
Tainted: [P]=PROPRIETARY_MODULE, [B]=BAD_PAGE, [W]=WARN, [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-254:49)
Call trace:
f2fs_is_cp_guaranteed+0x70/0x98
f2fs_inplace_write_data+0x174/0x2f4
f2fs_do_write_data_page+0x214/0x81c
f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x28c/0x764
f2fs_write_data_pages+0x78c/0xce4
do_writepages+0xe8/0x2fc
__writeback_single_inode+0x4c/0x4b4
writeback_sb_inodes+0x314/0x540
__writeback_inodes_wb+0xa4/0xf4
wb_writeback+0x160/0x448
wb_workfn+0x2f0/0x5dc
process_scheduled_works+0x1c8/0x458
worker_thread+0x334/0x3f0
kthread+0x118/0x1ac
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[1] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220575
The panic was caused by UAF issue w/ below race condition:
kworker
- writepages
- f2fs_write_cache_pages
- f2fs_write_single_data_page
- f2fs_do_write_data_page
- f2fs_inplace_write_data- f2fs_merge_page_bio
- add_inu_page
: cache page #1 into bio & cache bio in
io->bio_list
- f2f…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-40054 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-40054" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-40054 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40054 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-40054 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org