CVE-2025-40000
8.8 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2025-40000 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 15, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: rtw89: fix use-after-free in rtw89_core_tx_kick_off_and_wait()
There is a bug observed when rtw89_core_tx_kick_off_and_wait() tries to
access already freed skb_data:
BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free write in rtw89_core_tx_kick_off_and_wait drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c:1110
CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 41377 Comm: kworker/u64:24 Not tainted 6.17.0-rc1+ #1 PREEMPT(lazy)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS edk2-20250523-14.fc42 05/23/2025
Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work [cfg80211]
Use-after-free write at 0x0000000020309d9d (in kfence-#251):
rtw89_core_tx_kick_off_and_wait drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c:1110
rtw89_core_scan_complete drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c:5338
rtw89_hw_scan_complete_cb drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c:7979
rtw89_chanctx_proceed_cb drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/chan.c:3165
rtw89_chanctx_proceed drivers/net/wi
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-40000?
CVE-2025-40000 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 15, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2025-40000?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-40000?
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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