CSIRTS // UNIFIED SECURITY ADVISORY FEEDSYS ● ONLINE · POWERED BY INTELFUSIONS.COM

CVE-2025-40247: drm/msm: Fix pgtable prealloc error path

mediumCVSS 5.5CVE-2025-40247

CSIRTS triage

What
An error path in Direct Rendering Manager MSM page table preallocation is incorrectly handled.
Who is affected
Systems using the MSM GPU driver with certain memory allocation error conditions.
Urgency
Medium severity; improper error handling could lead to resource leaks or instability.
Action
Apply the DRM MSM pgtable prealloc error path fix to the kernel.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

⚡ Watch drm/msm

Get an email when a new drm/msm advisory drops — max one per day, one-click unsubscribe.

Details

Source
Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity
medium — CVSS 5.5
Published
2026-08-06
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40247

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2025-40247coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

Recent advisories for drm/msm

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

More from Microsoft Security Response Center