CVE-2025-40253
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/ctcm: Fix double-kfree
The function 'mpc_rcvd_sweep_req(mpcginfo)' is called conditionally from function 'ctcmpc_unpack_skb'. It frees passed mpcginfo. After that a call to function 'kfree' in function 'ctcmpc_unpack_skb' frees it again.
Remove 'kfree' call in function 'mpc_rcvd_sweep_req(mpcginfo)'.
Bug detected by the clang static analyzer.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.30%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 21
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement25 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact35 % - Impacto secundario
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation40 %
Doble-kfree en kernel de red (s390/ctcm) explotable localmente en red adyacente (AV:A) causando DoS o escalada; requiere acceso a la red de interconexión del sistema.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06f1dd1de0d33dbfbd2e1fc9fc57d8895f730de2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b177b2ded563df16f6d5920671ffcfe5915d472
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43096dab8cc60fc39133205fd149a54d3acebea8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bf8ccaabce8cebb6cb1f255c93d0acdfe95c17a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7616e2eee679746d526c7f5befd4eedb995935b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ff76f8dc6b550f8d16487bf3cebc278be720b5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9dbfb1b5699f9f1e4991f96741bdf9047147589
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da02a1824884d6c84c5e5b5ac373b0c9e3288ec2
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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