CVE-2025-40208 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-40208
Vulnerability Scoring

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-2025-40208 Details

Status: Received on 12 Nov 2025, 22:15 UTC

Published on: 12 Nov 2025, 22:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-40208 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-40208: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: fix module removal if firmware download failed Fix remove if firmware failed to load: qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: Direct firmware load for qcom/vpu/vpu33_p4.mbn failed with error -2 qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: firmware download failed qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: core init failed then: $ echo aa00000.video-codec > /sys/bus/platform/drivers/qcom-iris/unbind Triggers: genpd genpd:1:aa00000.video-codec: Runtime PM usage count underflow! ------------[ cut here ]------------ video_cc_mvs0_clk already disabled WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1206 at clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac, CPU#1: sh/542 <snip> pc : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac lr : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac <snip> Call trace: clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac (P) clk_disable+0x30/0x4c iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off_hw+0x48/0x58 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu33_power_off_hardware+0x44/0x230 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off+0x34/0x84 [qcom_iris] iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris] iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] platform_remove+0x20/0x30 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 <snip> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- ------------[ cut here ]------------ video_cc_mvs0_clk already unprepared WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1065 at clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110, CPU#2: sh/542 <snip> pc : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 lr : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 <snip> Call trace: clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 (P) clk_unprepare+0x2c/0x44 iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x28/0x48 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off_hw+0x48/0x58 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu33_power_off_hardware+0x44/0x230 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off+0x34/0x84 [qcom_iris] iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris] iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] platform_remove+0x20/0x30 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 <snip> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- genpd genpd:0:aa00000.video-codec: Runtime PM usage count underflow! ------------[ cut here ]------------ gcc_video_axi0_clk already disabled WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1206 at clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac, CPU#4: sh/542 <snip> pc : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac lr : clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac <snip> Call trace: clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xac (P) clk_disable+0x30/0x4c iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu33_power_off_controller+0x17c/0x428 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off+0x48/0x84 [qcom_iris] iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris] iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] platform_remove+0x20/0x30 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 <snip> ------------[ cut here ]------------ gcc_video_axi0_clk already unprepared WARNING: drivers/clk/clk.c:1065 at clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110, CPU#4: sh/542 <snip> pc : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 lr : clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 <snip> Call trace: clk_core_unprepare+0xf0/0x110 (P) clk_unprepare+0x2c/0x44 iris_disable_unprepare_clock+0x28/0x48 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu33_power_off_controller+0x17c/0x428 [qcom_iris] iris_vpu_power_off+0x48/0x84 [qcom_iris] iris_core_deinit+0x44/0xc8 [qcom_iris] iris_remove+0x20/0x48 [qcom_iris] platform_remove+0x20/0x30 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 <snip> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Skip deinit if initialization never succeeded.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-40208

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-40208 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-2025-40208

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-40208.

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-2025-40208, 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-2025-40208, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2025-40208 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2025-40208 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2025-40208 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2025-40208 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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