CVE-2025-40074 | ipv4: start using dst_dev_rcu()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv4: start using dst_dev_rcu() Change icmpv4_xrlim_allow(), ip_defrag() to prevent possible UAF. Change ipmr_prepare_xmit(), ipmr_queue_fwd_xmit(), ip_mr_output(), ipv4_neigh_lookup() to use lockdep enabled dst_dev_rcu().

Published: 2025-10-28 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-40074 is rated Low Risk (4.7/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-40074

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.15% +0.13%
2 2025-10-28 0.02%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-40074

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-40074

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-40074

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-40074 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-40074
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40074
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40074/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-40074 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 178, needed 108, released 98, not-affected 11. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40074

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-40074

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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References for CVE-2025-40074

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