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CVE-2025-40203— listmount: don't call path_put() under namespace semaphore

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于路径释放时机不当，可能导致命名空间错误。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.15% · P4

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1203 · Exploitation for Client Execution

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux b4c2bea8ceaa50cd42a8f73667389d801a3ecf2d< 659874b7ee4976ad9ce476e07fd36bc67b3537f1 affected
b4c2bea8ceaa50cd42a8f73667389d801a3ecf2d< 9c80da26fda2fdcaac7f92b5908875b3108830ff affected
b4c2bea8ceaa50cd42a8f73667389d801a3ecf2d< c1f86d0ac322c7e77f6f8dbd216c65d39358ffc0 affected
6.8 affected
< 6.8 unaffected
6.12.54≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.17.4≤ 6.17.* unaffected
6.18≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-40203

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
listmount: don't call path_put() under namespace semaphore
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: listmount: don't call path_put() under namespace semaphore Massage listmount() and make sure we don't call path_put() under the namespace semaphore. If we put the last reference we're fscked.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于路径释放时机不当，可能导致命名空间错误。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux b4c2bea8ceaa50cd42a8f73667389d801a3ecf2d ~ 659874b7ee4976ad9ce476e07fd36bc67b3537f1 -
Linux Linux 6.8 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-11-12 · 96 CVEs total

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CVE-2025-40204 8.1 HIGH sctp: Fix MAC comparison to be constant-time
CVE-2025-40135 8.1 HIGH ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit()
CVE-2025-40158 8.1 HIGH ipv6: use RCU in ip6_output()
CVE-2025-40186 8.1 HIGH tcp: Don't call reqsk_fastopen_remove() in tcp_conn_request().
CVE-2025-40168 8.1 HIGH smc: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in smc_clc_prfx_match().
CVE-2025-40133 8.1 HIGH mptcp: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in mptcp_active_enable().
CVE-2025-40141 8.0 HIGH Bluetooth: ISO: Fix possible UAF on iso_conn_free
CVE-2025-40198 7.8 HIGH ext4: avoid potential buffer over-read in parse_apply_sb_mount_options()
CVE-2025-40172 7.8 HIGH accel/qaic: Treat remaining == 0 as error in find_and_map_user_pages()
CVE-2025-40205 7.8 HIGH btrfs: avoid potential out-of-bounds in btrfs_encode_fh()
CVE-2025-40201 7.8 HIGH kernel/sys.c: fix the racy usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64() paths
CVE-2025-40199 7.8 HIGH page_pool: Fix PP_MAGIC_MASK to avoid crashing on some 32-bit arches
CVE-2025-40165 7.8 HIGH media: nxp: imx8-isi: m2m: Fix streaming cleanup on release
CVE-2025-40166 7.8 HIGH drm/xe/guc: Check GuC running state before deregistering exec queue
CVE-2025-40167 7.8 HIGH ext4: detect invalid INLINE_DATA + EXTENTS flag combination
CVE-2025-40159 7.8 HIGH xsk: Harden userspace-supplied xdp_desc validation
CVE-2025-40151 7.8 HIGH LoongArch: BPF: No support of struct argument in trampoline programs
CVE-2025-40149 7.8 HIGH tls: Use __sk_dst_get() and dst_dev_rcu() in get_netdev_for_sock().

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