CVE-2025-40246
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfs: fix out of bounds memory read error in symlink repair xfs/286 produced this report on my test fleet: ===================…
Overview
CVE-2025-40246 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 4, 2025.
Technical description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfs: fix out of bounds memory read error in symlink repair
xfs/286 produced this report on my test fleet:
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BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds read in memcpy_orig+0x54/0x110
Out-of-bounds read at 0xffff88843fe9e038 (184B right of kfence-#184):
memcpy_orig+0x54/0x110
xrep_symlink_salvage_inline+0xb3/0xf0 [xfs]
xrep_symlink_salvage+0x100/0x110 [xfs]
xrep_symlink+0x2e/0x80 [xfs]
xrep_attempt+0x61/0x1f0 [xfs]
xfs_scrub_metadata+0x34f/0x5c0 [xfs]
xfs_ioc_scrubv_metadata+0x387/0x560 [xfs]
xfs_file_ioctl+0xe23/0x10e0 [xfs]
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x76/0xc0
do_syscall_64+0x4e/0x1e0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
kfence-#184: 0xffff88843fe9df80-0xffff88843fe9dfea, size=107, cache=kmalloc-128
allocated by task 3470 on cpu 1 at 263329.131592s (192823.508886s ago):
xfs_init_local_fork+0x79/0xe0 [xfs]
xfs_iformat_local+0xa4/0x170 [xfs]
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2025-40246?
CVE-2025-40246 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 4, 2025.
How severe is CVE-2025-40246?
CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-40246?
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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