CVE-2025-40271
Estado: AplazadaAlta (7.8)—
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/proc: fix uaf in proc_readdir_de()
Pde is erased from subdir rbtree through rb_erase(), but not set the node to EMPTY, which may result in uaf access. We should use RB_CLEAR_NODE() set the erased node to EMPTY, then pde_subdir_next() will return NULL to avoid uaf access.
We found an uaf issue while using stress-ng testing, need to run testcase getdent and tun in the same time. The steps of the issue is as follows:
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
1) use getdent to traverse dir /proc/pid/net/dev_snmp6/, and current
pde is tun3;
2) in the [time windows] unregister netdevice tun3 and tun2, and erase
them from rbtree. erase tun3 first, and then erase tun2. the
pde(tun2) will be released to slab;
3) continue to getdent process, then pde_subdir_next() will return
pde(tun2) which is released, it will case uaf access.
CPU 0 | CPU 1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
traverse dir /proc/pid/net/dev_snmp6/ | unregister_netdevice(tun->dev) //tun3 tun2
sys_getdents64() |
iterate_dir() |
proc_readdir() |
proc_readdir_de() | snmp6_unregister_dev()
pde_get(de); | proc_remove()
read_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock); | remove_proc_subtree()
| write_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
[time window] | rb_erase(&root->subdir_node, &parent->subdir);
| write_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
read_lock(&proc_subdir_lock); |
next = pde_subdir_next(de); |
pde_put(de); |
de = next; //UAF |
rbtree of dev_snmp6
|
pde(tun3)
/ \
NULL pde(tun2)CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.46%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 37
- 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
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 % - Impacto secundario
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection60 %
UAF en proc_readdir_de() con acceso local (AV:L, PR:L). Permite negación de servicio (kernel crash) o lectura de memoria kernel no inicializada.
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/03de7ff197a3d0e17d0d5c58fdac99a63cba8110
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1596d68a6f11d28f677eedf6cf5b17dbfeb491
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cba73c4c89219beef7685a47374bf88b1022369
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/623bb26127fb581a741e880e1e1a47d79aecb6f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67272c11f379d9aa5e0f6b16286b9d89b3f76046
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f2482745e510ae1dacc9b090194b9c5f918d774
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/895b4c0c79b092d732544011c3cecaf7322c36a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c81d0385500446efe48c305bbb83d47f2ae23a50
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
JSON original (NVD)
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/proc: fix uaf in proc_readdir_de()\n\nPde is erased from subdir rbtree through rb_erase(), but not set the node\nto EMPTY, which may result in uaf access. We should use RB_CLEAR_NODE()\nset the erased node to EMPTY, then pde_subdir_next() will return NULL to\navoid uaf access.\n\nWe found an uaf issue while using stress-ng testing, need to run testcase\ngetdent and tun in the same time. The steps of the issue is as follows:\n\n1) use getdent to traverse dir /proc/pid/net/dev_snmp6/, and current\n pde is tun3;\n\n2) in the [time windows] unregister netdevice tun3 and tun2, and erase\n them from rbtree. erase tun3 first, and then erase tun2. the\n pde(tun2) will be released to slab;\n\n3) continue to getdent process, then pde_subdir_next() will return\n pde(tun2) which is released, it will case uaf access.\n\nCPU 0 | CPU 1\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\ntraverse dir /proc/pid/net/dev_snmp6/ | unregister_netdevice(tun->dev) //tun3 tun2\nsys_getdents64() |\n iterate_dir() |\n proc_readdir() |\n proc_readdir_de() | snmp6_unregister_dev()\n pde_get(de); | proc_remove()\n read_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock); | remove_proc_subtree()\n | write_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);\n [time window] | rb_erase(&root->subdir_node, &parent->subdir);\n | write_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);\n read_lock(&proc_subdir_lock); |\n next = pde_subdir_next(de); |\n pde_put(de); |\n de = next; //UAF |\n\nrbtree of dev_snmp6\n |\n pde(tun3)\n / \\\n NULL pde(tun2)"
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