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CVE-2025-40170VulnerabilityPublished Updated

sk_setup_caps() · net: use dst_dev_rcu()

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-40170· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in a805729c0091073d8f0415cfa96c7acd1bc17a48 : patch Microsoft soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 12:19 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.8
Patch
Available – fixed in a805729c0091073d8f0415cfa96c7acd1bc17a48, 99a2ace61b211b0be861b07fbaa062fca4b58879, 13b0e14bfa7e6d506d8d6426b9e6d7feef01ded3 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36, < a805729c0091073d8f0415cfa96c7acd1bc17a48
Fixed in
  • a805729c0091073d8f0415cfa96c7acd1bc17a48
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36, < 99a2ace61b211b0be861b07fbaa062fca4b58879
Fixed in
  • 99a2ace61b211b0be861b07fbaa062fca4b58879
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36, < 13b0e14bfa7e6d506d8d6426b9e6d7feef01ded3
Fixed in
  • 13b0e14bfa7e6d506d8d6426b9e6d7feef01ded3
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36, < 9f22b5f7f1a32f8bbcc82bf34e34ea63523fcd02
Fixed in
  • 9f22b5f7f1a32f8bbcc82bf34e34ea63523fcd02
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 4a6ce2b6f2ecabbddcfe47e7cf61dd0f00b10e36, < 5d1be493d1110c9e720b4c51a6e587bb2fb4ac12
Fixed in
  • 5d1be493d1110c9e720b4c51a6e587bb2fb4ac12
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =4.13
Fixed in–

Description

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