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CVE-2025-40357

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix general protection fault in __smc_diag_dump The syzbot report a crash: Oops: general protection fault, probably…

Published Dec 16, 2025EPSS 0.20%

Overview

CVE-2025-40357 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 16, 2025.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/smc: fix general protection fault in __smc_diag_dump

The syzbot report a crash:

Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xfbd5a5d5a0000003: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI

KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0xdead4ead00000018-0xdead4ead0000001f]

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6949 Comm: syz.0.335 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)

Hardware name: Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/18/2025

RIP: 0010:smc_diag_msg_common_fill net/smc/smc_diag.c:44 [inline]

RIP: 0010:__smc_diag_dump.constprop.0+0x3ca/0x2550 net/smc/smc_diag.c:89

Call Trace:

<TASK>

smc_diag_dump_proto+0x26d/0x420 net/smc/smc_diag.c:217

smc_diag_dump+0x27/0x90 net/smc/smc_diag.c:234

netlink_dump+0x539/0xd30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2327

__netlink_dump_start+0x6d6/0x990 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2442

netlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:341 [inline]

smc_diag_handler_dum

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-2025-40357?

CVE-2025-40357 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 16, 2025.

How severe is CVE-2025-40357?

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-2025-40357?

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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