CVE-2025-40190: Linux 0 to before 5.4.301, 0 to before 5.10.246, 0 to before 5.15.195, 0 to before 6.1.157, 0 to before 6.6.113, 0 to…

Affected technology

Linux · 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before ea39e712c2f5ae148ee5515798ae03523673e002, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 1cfb3e4ddbdc8e02e637b8852540bd4718bf4814, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 505e69f76ac497e788f4ea0267826ec7266b40c8, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 3d6269028246f4484bfed403c947a114bb583631, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 79ea7f3e11effe1bd9e753172981d9029133a278, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 6b879c4c6bbaab03c0ad2a983953bd1410bb165e, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 440b003f449a4ff2a00b08c8eab9ba5cd28f3943, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to before 57295e835408d8d425bef58da5253465db3d6888, 0 to before 5.4.301, 0 to before 5.10.246, 0 to before 5.15.195, 0 to before 6.1.157, 0 to before 6.6.113, 0 to before 6.12.54, 0 to before 6.17.4
Linux

Linux · Exact affected versions not specified by the source
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: fs/ext4/xattr.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · No privileges required · User interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.