CVE-2025-40284
7.8 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2025-40284 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 6, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: MGMT: cancel mesh send timer when hdev removed
mesh_send_done timer is not canceled when hdev is removed, which causes
crash if the timer triggers after hdev is gone.
Cancel the timer when MGMT removes the hdev, like other MGMT timers.
Should fix the BUG: sporadically seen by BlueZ test bot
(in "Mesh - Send cancel - 1" test).
Log:
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BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in run_timer_softirq+0x76b/0x7d0
...
Freed by task 36:
kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
__kasan_save_free_info+0x3a/0x60
__kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70
kfree+0x103/0x500
device_release+0x9a/0x210
kobject_put+0x100/0x1e0
vhci_release+0x18b/0x240
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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.
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-40284?
CVE-2025-40284 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 6, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2025-40284?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-40284?
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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