CVE-2025-40185
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure When ice_adapter_new() fails, the reserved XArray entry created by xa_insert() is not released. This causes subsequent insertions at the same index to return -EBUSY, potentially leading to NULL pointer dereferences. Reorder the operations as suggested by Przemek Kitszel: 1. Check if adapter already exists (xa_load) 2. Reserve the XArray slot (xa_reserve) 3. Allocate the adapter (ice_adapter_new) 4. Store the adapter (xa_store)
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-11-12 22:15:45.320000
Last modified
2026-10-19 21:10:00.160000
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"id": "CVE-2025-40185",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2025-11-12T22:15:45.320",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:10:00.160",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure\n\nWhen ice_adapter_new() fails, the reserved XArray entry created by\nxa_insert() is not released. This causes subsequent insertions at\nthe same index to return -EBUSY, potentially leading to\nNULL pointer dereferences.\n\nReorder the operations as suggested by Przemek Kitszel:\n1. Check if adapter already exists (xa_load)\n2. Reserve the XArray slot (xa_reserve)\n3. Allocate the adapter (ice_adapter_new)\n4. Store the adapter (xa_store)"
},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nice: ice_adapter: liberar entrada xa en caso de fallo en la asignación del adaptador\n\nCuando ice_adapter_new() falla, la entrada XArray reservada creada por xa_insert() no es liberada. Esto provoca que inserciones posteriores en el mismo índice devuelvan -EBUSY, lo que podría llevar a desreferencias de puntero NULL.\n\nReordenar las operaciones según lo sugerido por Przemek Kitszel:\n1. Comprobar si el adaptador ya existe (xa_load)\n2. Reservar la ranura XArray (xa_reserve)\n3. Asignar el adaptador (ice_adapter_new)\n4. Almacenar el adaptador (xa_store)"
}
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