CVE-2025-40135

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CVSS 3.1

8.1 high

EPSS

<1%p44

Published

Nov 12, 2025 (Nov 12, 2025)

Modified

Jul 30, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit() Use RCU in ip6_xmit() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF.

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

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.5%)

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