What is CVE-2025-40158?

CVE-2025-40158 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.13 onward and patched in 6.17.3 and 6.18. CVE-2025-40158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-40158?

CVE-2025-40158 has a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-40158?

Yes, CVE-2025-40158 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.17.3 and 6.18. If you are running Linux kernel 4.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-40158 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-40158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-40158

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output() Use RCU in ip6_output() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF. We can remove rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() pairs from ip6_finish_output2().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-11-12

Last modified 2026-07-30

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.17.3, 6.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.13

Fixed in

✓ 6.17.3 6.17.x ✓ 6.18

References

2 total

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-40158

Severity High

CVSS score 8.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-11-12

Modified 2026-07-30

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40158?

CVE-2025-40158 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.13 onward and has been patched in 6.17.3 and 6.18. CVE-2025-40158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-40158?

CVE-2025-40158 has a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-40158?

Yes. CVE-2025-40158 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.17.3 and 6.18. If you are running Linux kernel 4.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-40158 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-40158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.