Is CVE-2025-40091 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-40091 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-40091?

CVE-2025-40091 has an EPSS score of 0.17% (7th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-40091?

Upgrade linux on debian unstable to 6.17.6-1 or later. Fixes are available for 46 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-40091

UNSCORED

NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove() Since ixgbe_adapter is embedded in devlink, calling devlink_free() prematurely in the ixgbe_remove() path can lead to UAF. Move devlink_free() to the end. KASAN report: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe] Read of size 8 at addr ffff0000adf813e0 by task bash/2095 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2095 Comm: bash Tainted: G S 6.17.0-rc2-tnguy.net-queue+ #1 PREEMPT(full) [...] Call trace: show_stack+0x30/0x90 (C) dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x90/0x310 print_report+0x104/0x1f0 kasan_report+0x88/0x180 __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x30 ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe] ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme+0xf8/0x130 [ixgbe] ixgbe_remove+0x2d0/0x8c0 [ixgbe] pci_device_remove+0xa0/0x220 device_remove+0xb8/0x170 device_release_driver_internal+0x318/0x490 device_driver_detach+0x40/0x68 unbind_store+0xec/0x118 drv_attr_store+0x64/0xb8 sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x138 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x294/0x440 new_sync_write+0x1fc/0x588 vfs_write+0x480/0x6a0 ksys_write+0xf0/0x1e0 __arm64_sys_write+0x70/0xc0 invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xcc/0x280 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xa8/0x248 do_el0_svc+0x44/0x68 el0_svc+0x54/0x160 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8 el0t_64_sync+0x1b0/0x1b8

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:6.17.6-1CVE-2025-40091

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1006-realtimeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1007-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-6.17.0-1007-aws-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcp-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracle-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-6.17.0-1008-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3

linux-image-6.17.0-1008-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1

linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1

linux-image-6.17.0-14-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-image-6.17.0-14-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-aws-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3

linux-image-azure-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1

linux-image-gcp-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1

linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1

linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-image-generic-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-image-oem-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-oracle-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-image-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1

linux-image-raspi-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1

linux-image-realtimeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1

linux-image-realtime-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-image-virtual-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1

linux-oem-6.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1

linux-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2

linux-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1

linux-realtimeUbuntu

Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3.1 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-30.