CVE-2025-40197
Not scored
media: mc: Clear minor number before put device
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mc: Clear minor number before put device The device minor should not be cleared after the device is released.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
November 12, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1946 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-40197
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mc: Clear minor number before put device The device minor should not be cleared after the device is released.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d327391f9fafeb0938be4fc538dd0bd54a0b2ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64dbc6f50ce92b7da203b1bcdd96a370bbc9b74d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd4e5367d0940ccec4d7546bb6bd019ab2c71aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db47e737128b3585ae679b709b85f3f44cd8750
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cfc8cec1b4da88a47c243a11f384baefd092a50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f52c7f38f0f2ee2afc331e6b873acba5e9490a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac01416d477c2dc6016782635ae022f8cc634a29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd156f44ea82cc249f46c519eed3b2f8983c8002
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40197.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40197