CVE-2025-40147 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-40147
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2025-40147 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 12 Nov 2025, 11:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-40147 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-40147: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-throttle: fix access race during throttle policy activation On repeated cold boots we occasionally hit a NULL pointer crash in blk_should_throtl() when throttling is consulted before the throttle policy is fully enabled for the queue. Checking only q->td != NULL is insufficient during early initialization, so blkg_to_pd() for the throttle policy can still return NULL and blkg_to_tg() becomes NULL, which later gets dereferenced. Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000156 ... pc : submit_bio_noacct+0x14c/0x4c8 lr : submit_bio_noacct+0x48/0x4c8 sp : ffff800087f0b690 x29: ffff800087f0b690 x28: 0000000000005f90 x27: ffff00068af393c0 x26: 0000000000080000 x25: 000000000002fbc0 x24: ffff000684ddcc70 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: 0000000000000000 x20: 0000000000080000 x19: ffff000684ddcd08 x18: ffffffffffffffff x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff80008132a550 x15: 0000ffff98020fff x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 1fffe000d11d7021 x12: ffff000688eb810c x11: ffff00077ec4bb80 x10: ffff000688dcb720 x9 : ffff80008068ef60 x8 : 00000a6fb8a86e85 x7 : 000000000000111e x6 : 0000000000000002 x5 : 0000000000000246 x4 : 0000000000015cff x3 : 0000000000394500 x2 : ffff000682e35e40 x1 : 0000000000364940 x0 : 000000000000001a Call trace: submit_bio_noacct+0x14c/0x4c8 verity_map+0x178/0x2c8 __map_bio+0x228/0x250 dm_submit_bio+0x1c4/0x678 __submit_bio+0x170/0x230 submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x16c/0x388 submit_bio_noacct+0x16c/0x4c8 submit_bio+0xb4/0x210 f2fs_submit_read_bio+0x4c/0xf0 f2fs_mpage_readpages+0x3b0/0x5f0 f2fs_readahead+0x90/0xe8 Tighten blk_throtl_activated() to also require that the throttle policy bit is set on the queue: return q->td != NULL && test_bit(blkcg_policy_throtl.plid, q->blkcg_pols); This prevents blk_should_throtl() from accessing throttle group state until policy data has been attached to blkgs.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-40147

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-40147 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2025-40147

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-40147.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-40147, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-40147, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2025-40147 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2025-40147 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-40147 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2025-40147 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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