In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: arm_spe: Prevent overflow in PERF_IDX2OFF() Cast nr_pages to unsigned long to avoid overflow when handling large AUX buffer sizes (>= 2 GiB).
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-40081 is rated Low Risk (18.1/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). 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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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 | 2026-04-07 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.01% |
| 2 | 2026-03-26 | 0.06% | 0.04% | -0.01% |
| 3 | 2025-11-26 | — | 0.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
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| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2025-40081 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-40081 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40081 |
suse
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medium | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40081/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-40081 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, released 158, needed 45, not-affected 11, pending 3. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40081 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No affected products in dataset. | |||