CVE-2025-40250 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2025-40250
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-2025-40250 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 04 Dec 2025, 16:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2025-40250 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-40250: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Clean up only new IRQ glue on request_irq() failure The mlx5_irq_alloc() function can inadvertently free the entire rmap and end up in a crash[1] when the other threads tries to access this, when request_irq() fails due to exhausted IRQ vectors. This commit modifies the cleanup to remove only the specific IRQ mapping that was just added. This prevents removal of other valid mappings and ensures precise cleanup of the failed IRQ allocation's associated glue object. Note: This error is observed when both fwctl and rds configs are enabled. [1] mlx5_core 0000:05:00.0: Successfully registered panic handler for port 1 mlx5_core 0000:05:00.0: mlx5_irq_alloc:293:(pid 66740): Failed to request irq. err = -28 infiniband mlx5_0: mlx5_ib_test_wc:290:(pid 66740): Error -28 while trying to test write-combining support mlx5_core 0000:05:00.0: Successfully unregistered panic handler for port 1 mlx5_core 0000:06:00.0: Successfully registered panic handler for port 1 mlx5_core 0000:06:00.0: mlx5_irq_alloc:293:(pid 66740): Failed to request irq. err = -28 infiniband mlx5_0: mlx5_ib_test_wc:290:(pid 66740): Error -28 while trying to test write-combining support mlx5_core 0000:06:00.0: Successfully unregistered panic handler for port 1 mlx5_core 0000:03:00.0: mlx5_irq_alloc:293:(pid 28895): Failed to request irq. err = -28 mlx5_core 0000:05:00.0: mlx5_irq_alloc:293:(pid 28895): Failed to request irq. err = -28 general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xe277a58fde16f291: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI RIP: 0010:free_irq_cpu_rmap+0x23/0x7d Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1d6/0x2f9 ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1d6/0x2f9 ? mlx5_irq_alloc.cold+0x5d/0xf3 [mlx5_core] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xa ? die_addr+0x39/0x53 ? exc_general_protection+0x1c4/0x3e9 ? dev_vprintk_emit+0x5f/0x90 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x22/0x27 ? free_irq_cpu_rmap+0x23/0x7d mlx5_irq_alloc.cold+0x5d/0xf3 [mlx5_core] irq_pool_request_vector+0x7d/0x90 [mlx5_core] mlx5_irq_request+0x2e/0xe0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_irq_request_vector+0xad/0xf7 [mlx5_core] comp_irq_request_pci+0x64/0xf0 [mlx5_core] create_comp_eq+0x71/0x385 [mlx5_core] ? mlx5e_open_xdpsq+0x11c/0x230 [mlx5_core] mlx5_comp_eqn_get+0x72/0x90 [mlx5_core] ? xas_load+0x8/0x91 mlx5_comp_irqn_get+0x40/0x90 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_open_channel+0x7d/0x3c7 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_open_channels+0xad/0x250 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_open_locked+0x3e/0x110 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_open+0x23/0x70 [mlx5_core] __dev_open+0xf1/0x1a5 __dev_change_flags+0x1e1/0x249 dev_change_flags+0x21/0x5c do_setlink+0x28b/0xcc4 ? __nla_parse+0x22/0x3d ? inet6_validate_link_af+0x6b/0x108 ? cpumask_next+0x1f/0x35 ? __snmp6_fill_stats64.constprop.0+0x66/0x107 ? __nla_validate_parse+0x48/0x1e6 __rtnl_newlink+0x5ff/0xa57 ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x164/0x2ce rtnl_newlink+0x44/0x6e rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x2bb/0x362 ? __netlink_sendskb+0x4c/0x6c ? netlink_unicast+0x28f/0x2ce ? rtnl_calcit.isra.0+0x150/0x146 netlink_rcv_skb+0x5f/0x112 netlink_unicast+0x213/0x2ce netlink_sendmsg+0x24f/0x4d9 __sock_sendmsg+0x65/0x6a ____sys_sendmsg+0x28f/0x2c9 ? import_iovec+0x17/0x2b ___sys_sendmsg+0x97/0xe0 __sys_sendmsg+0x81/0xd8 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x87 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x0 RIP: 0033:0x7fc328603727 Code: c3 66 90 41 54 41 89 d4 55 48 89 f5 53 89 fb 48 83 ec 10 e8 0b ed ff ff 44 89 e2 48 89 ee 89 df 41 89 c0 b8 2e 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 35 44 89 c7 48 89 44 24 08 e8 44 ed ff ff 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffe8eb3f1a0 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000000000000000d RCX: 00007fc328603727 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007ffe8eb3f1f0 RDI: 000000000000000d RBP: 00007ffe8eb3f1f0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00000000000 ---truncated---

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2025-40250

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2025-40250 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-2025-40250

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2025-40250.

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-2025-40250, 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-2025-40250, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2025-40250 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2025-40250 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2025-40250 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2025-40250 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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