CVE-2025-40305

9p/trans_fd: p9_fd_request: kick rx thread if EPOLLIN

CVE-2025-40305 is fixed in 36 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40305, released December 8, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.0
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0017
6th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p/trans_fd: p9_fd_request: kick rx thread if EPOLLIN p9_read_work() doesn't set Rworksched and doesn't do schedule_work(m->rq) if list_empty(&m->req_list). However, if the pipe is full, we need to read more data and this used to work prior to commit aaec5a95d59615 ("pipe_read: don't wake up the writer if the pipe is still full"). p9_read_work() does p9_fd_read() -> ... -> anon_pipe_read() which (before the commit above) triggered the unnecessary wakeup. This wakeup calls p9_pollwake() which kicks p9_poll_workfn() -> p9_poll_mux(), p9_poll_mux() will notice EPOLLIN and schedule_work(&m->rq). This no longer happens after the optimization above, change p9_fd_request() to use p9_poll_mux() instead of only checking for EPOLLOUT.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-50006 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.17.8-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40305 Dec 8, 2025

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