CVE-2025-40287

exfat: fix improper check of dentry.stream.valid_size

CVE-2025-40287 is fixed in 75 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40287, released December 6, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
9th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix improper check of dentry.stream.valid_size We found an infinite loop bug in the exFAT file system that can lead to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition. When a dentry in an exFAT filesystem is malformed, the following system calls — SYS_openat, SYS_ftruncate, and SYS_pwrite64 — can cause the kernel to hang. Root cause analysis shows that the size validation code in exfat_find() does not check whether dentry.stream.valid_size is negative. As a result, the system calls mentioned above can succeed and eventually trigger the DoS issue. This patch adds a check for negative dentry.stream.valid_size to prevent this vulnerability.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
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kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
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kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
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kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
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kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.63-84.121 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 Jan 23, 2026
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kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 Feb 2, 2026
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kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
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kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 Feb 2, 2026
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Jan 23, 2026
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kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
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kernel6.12-libbpf · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
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kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.63-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40287 Dec 6, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.17.9-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40287 Dec 6, 2025
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
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python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1430 Feb 16, 2026

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