What is CVE-2025-40197?

CVE-2025-40197 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability. CVE-2025-40197 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-40197?

CVE-2025-40197 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-40197?

Yes, CVE-2025-40197 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 and others.

Is CVE-2025-40197 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-40197 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-40197

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mc: Clear minor number before put device The device minor should not be cleared after the device is released.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-11-12

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

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.

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.301 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.246 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.195 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.157 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.113 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.54 6.12.x ✓ 6.17.4 6.17.x ✓ 6.18

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40197?

CVE-2025-40197 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . CVE-2025-40197 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-40197?

Yes. CVE-2025-40197 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 and others.
Is CVE-2025-40197 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-40197 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.