CVE-2025-40246
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel to create a denial-of-service condition or achieve further unspecified effects.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities can be exploited by an attacker to create a denial-of-service condition or achieve further unspecified effects.
- Who is affected
- All deployments using the affected Linux Kernel versions are at risk.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of these vulnerabilities, although they are not currently exploited.
- Action
- Update to the latest Linux Kernel version to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.17% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- high[UPDATE] [high] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-09
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