What is CVE-2025-40262?

CVE-2025-40262 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.8 onward and patched in 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. CVE-2025-40262 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-40262?

CVE-2025-40262 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-40262?

Yes, CVE-2025-40262 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-40262 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-40262 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-40262

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: imx_sc_key - fix memory corruption on unload This is supposed to be "priv" but we accidentally pass "&priv" which is an address in the stack and so it will lead to memory corruption when the imx_sc_key_action() function is called. Remove the &.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-04

Last modified 2026-06-02

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159, 6.6.118, 6.12.60, 6.17.10, 6.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.8

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.247 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.197 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.159 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.118 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.60 6.12.x ✓ 6.17.10 6.17.x ✓ 6.18

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40262?

CVE-2025-40262 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.8 onward and has been patched in 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. CVE-2025-40262 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-40262?

Yes. CVE-2025-40262 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.247, 5.15.197, 6.1.159 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-40262 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2025-40262 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.