Vulnerability · CVE-2025-40185
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure When ice_adapter_new() fails, the reserved XArr
Published Nov 12, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux
Open the advisory
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2025-40185. 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 0f0023c649c7bc50543fbe6e1801eb6357b8bd63 <794abb265de3e792167fe3ea0440c064c722bb84
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure When ice_adapter_new() fails, the reserved XArray entry created by xa_insert() is not released. This causes subsequent insertions at the same index to return -EBUSY, potentially leading to NULL pointer dereferences. Reorder the operations as suggested by Przemek Kitszel: 1. Check if adapter already exists (xa_load) 2. Reserve the XArray slot (xa_reserve) 3. Allocate the adapter (ice_adapter_new) 4. Store the adapter (xa_store)
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- vendor Linux Linux 0f0023c649c7bc50543fbe6e1801eb6357b8bd63 <794abb265de3e792167fe3ea0440c064c722bb840f0023c649c7bc50543fbe6e1801eb6357b8bd63 <794abb265de3e792167fe3ea0440c064c722bb84
How to fix CVE-2025-40185
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-2025-40185. 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 0f0023c649c7bc50543fbe6e1801eb6357b8bd63 <794abb265de3e792167fe3ea0440c064c722bb84 0f0023c649c7bc50543fbe6e1801eb6357b8bd63 <794abb265de3e792167fe3ea0440c064c722bb84. 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.
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 12, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure When ice_adapter_new() fails, the reserved XArray entry created by xa_insert() is not released. This causes subsequent insertions at the same index to return -EBUSY, potentially leading to NULL pointer dereferences. Reorder the operations as suggested by Przemek Kits
May 11, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure When ice_adapter_new() fails, the reserved XArray entry created by xa_insert() is not released. This causes subsequent insertions at the same index to return -EBUSY, potentially leading to NULL pointer dereferences. Reorder the operations as suggested by Przemek Kits
Sources
- EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-150389
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failure When ice_adapter_new() fails, the reserved XArray entry created by xa_insert() is not released. This causes subsequent insertions at the same index
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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.