CVE-2025-40005

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: cadence-quadspi: Implement refcount to handle unbind during busy driver support indirect read and indirect write operation with assumption no force device removal(unbind) operation. However force device removal(removal) is still available to root superuser. Unbinding driver during operation causes kernel crash. This changes ensure driver able to handle such operation for indirect read and indirect write by implementing refcount to track attached devices to the controller and gracefully wait and until attached devices remove operation completed before proceed with removal operation.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 5.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Status published

Affected Products (7)

linux/Kernel < 6.6.125linux
linux/Kernel < 6.16.10linux
linux/linux_kernel < 6.6.125
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Oct 20, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026