CVE-2025-40351

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: fix KMSAN uninit-value issue in hfsplus...

CVE-2025-40351 is fixed in 19 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40351, released December 16, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0021
11th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: fix KMSAN uninit-value issue in hfsplus_delete_cat() The syzbot reported issue in hfsplus_delete_cat(): [ 70.682285][ T9333] ===================================================== [ 70.682943][ T9333] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfsplus_subfolders_dec+0x1d7/0x220 [ 70.683640][ T9333] hfsplus_subfolders_dec+0x1d7/0x220 [ 70.684141][ T9333] hfsplus_delete_cat+0x105d/0x12b0 [ 70.684621][ T9333] hfsplus_rmdir+0x13d/0x310 [ 70.685048][ T9333] vfs_rmdir+0x5ba/0x810 [ 70.685447][ T9333] do_rmdir+0x964/0xea0 [ 70.685833][ T9333] __x64_sys_rmdir+0x71/0xb0 [ 70.686260][ T9333] x64_sys_call+0xcd8/0x3cf0 [ 70.686695][ T9333] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0 [ 70.687119][ T9333] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 70.687646][ T9333] [ 70.687856][ T9333] Uninit was stored to memory at: [ 70.688311][ T9333] hfsplus_subfolders_inc+0x1c2/0x1d0 [ 70.688779][ T9333] hfsplus_create_cat+0x148e/0x1800 [ 70.689231][ T9333] hfsplus_mknod+0x27f/0x600 [ 70.689730][ T9333] hfsplus_mkdir+0x5a/0x70 [ 70.690146][ T9333] vfs_mkdir+0x483/0x7a0 [ 70.690545][ T9333] do_mkdirat+0x3f2/0xd30 [ 70.690944][ T9333] __x64_sys_mkdir+0x9a/0xf0 [ 70.691380][ T9333] x64_sys_call+0x2f89/0x3cf0 [ 70.691816][ T9333] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0 [ 70.692229][ T9333] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 70.692773][ T9333] [ 70.692990][ T9333] Uninit was stored to memory at: [ 70.693469][ T9333] hfsplus_subfolders_inc+0x1c2/0x1d0 [ 70.693960][ T9333] hfsplus_create_cat+0x148e/0x1800 [ 70.694438][ T9333] hfsplus_fill_super+0x21c1/0x2700 [ 70.694911][ T9333] mount_bdev+0x37b/0x530 [ 70.695320][ T9333] hfsplus_mount+0x4d/0x60 [ 70.695729][ T9333] legacy_get_tree+0x113/0x2c0 [ 70.696167][ T9333] vfs_get_tree+0xb3/0x5c0 [ 70.696588][ T9333] do_new_mount+0x73e/0x1630 [ 70.697013][ T9333] path_mount+0x6e3/0x1eb0 [ 70.697425][ T9333] __se_sys_mount+0x733/0x830 [ 70.697857][ T9333] __x64_sys_mount+0xe4/0x150 [ 70.698269][ T9333] x64_sys_call+0x2691/0x3cf0 [ 70.698704][ T9333] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0 [ 70.699117][ T9333] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 70.699730][ T9333] [ 70.699946][ T9333] Uninit was created at: [ 70.700378][ T9333] __alloc_pages_noprof+0x714/0xe60 [ 70.700843][ T9333] alloc_pages_mpol_noprof+0x2a2/0x9b0 [ 70.701331][ T9333] alloc_pages_noprof+0xf8/0x1f0 [ 70.701774][ T9333] allocate_slab+0x30e/0x1390 [ 70.702194][ T9333] ___slab_alloc+0x1049/0x33a0 [ 70.702635][ T9333] kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x5ce/0xb20 [ 70.703153][ T9333] hfsplus_alloc_inode+0x5a/0xd0 [ 70.703598][ T9333] alloc_inode+0x82/0x490 [ 70.703984][ T9333] iget_locked+0x22e/0x1320 [ 70.704428][ T9333] hfsplus_iget+0x5c/0xba0 [ 70.704827][ T9333] hfsplus_btree_open+0x135/0x1dd0 [ 70.705291][ T9333] hfsplus_fill_super+0x1132/0x2700 [ 70.705776][ T9333] mount_bdev+0x37b/0x530 [ 70.706171][ T9333] hfsplus_mount+0x4d/0x60 [ 70.706579][ T9333] legacy_get_tree+0x113/0x2c0 [ 70.707019][ T9333] vfs_get_tree+0xb3/0x5c0 [ 70.707444][ T9333] do_new_mount+0x73e/0x1630 [ 70.707865][ T9333] path_mount+0x6e3/0x1eb0 [ 70.708270][ T9333] __se_sys_mount+0x733/0x830 [ 70.708711][ T9333] __x64_sys_mount+0xe4/0x150 [ 70.709158][ T9333] x64_sys_call+0x2691/0x3cf0 [ 70.709630][ T9333] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1d0 [ 70.710053][ T9333] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f [ 70.710611][ T9333] [ 70.710842][ T9333] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 9333 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-dirty #17 [ 70.711568][ T9333] Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 70.712490][ T9333] ===================================================== [ 70.713085][ T9333] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 70.713618][ T9333] Kernel panic - not syncing: kmsan.panic set ... [ 70.714159][ T9333] ---truncated---

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
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
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19 · sles 15.6 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Jan 23, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Jan 26, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Jan 28, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.158-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40351 Dec 16, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.57-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40351 Dec 16, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.17.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40351 Dec 16, 2025

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