CVE-2025-40111
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix Use-after-free in validation Nodes stored in the validation duplicates hashtable come from an arena allocator that is cleared at the end of vmw_execbuf_process. All nodes are expected to be cleared in vmw_validation_drop_ht but this node escaped because its resource was destroyed prematurely.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
4.20
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.4.301,
5.10.246,
5.15.195,
6.1.157,
6.6.113,
6.12.54,
6.17.4,
6.18
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-40111 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1822e5287b7dfa59d0af966756ebf1dc652b60ee
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c918f9d1ccccc0e092f43dcb2d8266f54d7340b
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/655a2f29bfc21105c80bf8a7d7aafa6eca8b4496
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-40111?
CVE-2025-40111 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.20 onward and has been patched in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 and others. CVE-2025-40111 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-40111?
Yes — CVE-2025-40111 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.20 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-40111 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-40111 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.