Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-40056

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: vringh: Fix copy_to_iter return value check The return value of copy_to_iter can't be negative, check whe

Published Oct 28, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-40056. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Linux Linux with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Not in the current FIRST EPSS dataset
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 309bba39c945ac8ab8083ac05cd6cfe5822968e0 <bd71e7e0a612740e4de5524880c7cd40293af5f7

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: vringh: Fix copy_to_iter return value check The return value of copy_to_iter can't be negative, check whether the copied length is equal to the requested length instead of checking for negative values.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 309bba39c945ac8ab8083ac05cd6cfe5822968e0 <bd71e7e0a612740e4de5524880c7cd40293af5f7309bba39c945ac8ab8083ac05cd6cfe5822968e0 <bd71e7e0a612740e4de5524880c7cd40293af5f7

How to fix CVE-2025-40056

  • Recommended remediation

    Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-40056. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Linux Linux with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 309bba39c945ac8ab8083ac05cd6cfe5822968e0 <bd71e7e0a612740e4de5524880c7cd40293af5f7 309bba39c945ac8ab8083ac05cd6cfe5822968e0 <bd71e7e0a612740e4de5524880c7cd40293af5f7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is absent from the current FIRST dataset. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: vringh: Fix copy_to_iter return value check The return value of copy_to_iter can't be negative, check whether the copied length is equal to the requested length instead of checking for negative values.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: vringh: Fix copy_to_iter return value check The return value of copy_to_iter can't be negative, check whether the copied length is equal to the requested length instead of checking for negative values.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-36472

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: vringh: Fix copy_to_iter return value check The return value of copy_to_iter can't be negative, check whether the copied length is equal to the requested length instead of checking for negative values.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.