CVE-2025-40018

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in IPVS FTP Connection Cleanup

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup On the netns cleanup path, __ip_vs_ftp_exit() may unregister ip_vs_ftp before connections with valid cp->app pointers are flushed, leading to a use-after-free. Fix this by introducing a global `exiting_module` flag, set to true in ip_vs_ftp_exit() before unregistering the pernet subsystem. In __ip_vs_ftp_exit(), skip ip_vs_ftp unregister if called during netns cleanup (when exiting_module is false) and defer it to __ip_vs_cleanup_batch(), which unregisters all apps after all connections are flushed. If called during module exit, unregister ip_vs_ftp immediately.

Scores

EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 9.1%

Details

Status published
Products (25)
linux/Kernel 2.6.39 - 5.4.301linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.195linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.156linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.246linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.17.3linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.112linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.53linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.39
Linux/Linux 2.6.39
Linux/Linux 5.10.246 - 5.10.*
... and 15 more
Published Oct 24, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026