CVE-2025-40217
pidfs: validate extensible ioctls
N/A
Published: December 4, 2025 at 02:50 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pidfs: validate extensible ioctls Validate extensible ioctls stricter than we do now.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
5b08bd408534bfb3a7cf5778da5b27d4e4fffe126.11
Vendor states this is fixed in 3c17001b21b9f168c957ced9384abe969019b609 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bf0fbf5e8b0aff8a4a0fb35e32b10083baa83c04 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18 (unaffected)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
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