In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: fix refcount leak in nfsd_set_fh_dentry() nfsd exports a "pseudo root filesystem" which is used by NFSv4 to find the various exported filesystems using LOOKUP requests from a known root filehandle. NFSv3 uses the MOUNT protocol to find those exported filesystems and so is not given access to the pseudo root filesystem. If a v3 (or v2) client uses a filehandle from that filesystem, nfsd_set_fh_dentry() will report an error, but still stores the export in "struct svc_fh" even though it also drops the reference (exp_put()). This means that when fh_put() is called an extra reference will be dropped which can lead to use-after-free and possible denial of service. Normal NFS usage will not provide a pseudo-root filehandle to a v3 client. This bug can only be triggered by the client synthesising an incorrect filehandle. To fix this we move the assignments to the svc_fh later, after all possible error cases have been detected.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-40212 is rated Low Risk (15.9/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). 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 | 2026-05-04 | 0.04% | 0.05% | +0.01% |
| 2 | 2026-04-22 | 0.07% | 0.04% | -0.03% |
| 3 | 2026-03-26 | — | 0.07% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
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| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2025-40212 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-40212 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40212 |
suse
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high | CVE-2025-40212 severity important: SUSE including 402 source package names (13.2-9.1:libgcrypt20-1.10.3-slfo.1.1_2.1, 13.2-9.1:libip4tc2-1.8.9-4.1, …), 1095 product×package rows across 131 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, … (131 product lines)): Fixed 567, Known Not Affected 269, Known Affected 231, First Fixed 28. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-40212/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-40212 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 176, not-affected 116, released 98, needed 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40212 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
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| No affected products in dataset. | |||