CVE-2025-40217
Not scored
pidfs: validate extensible ioctls
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pidfs: validate extensible ioctls Validate extensible ioctls stricter than we do now.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
December 4, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-40217
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pidfs: validate extensible ioctls Validate extensible ioctls stricter than we do now.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c17001b21b9f168c957ced9384abe969019b609
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0fbf5e8b0aff8a4a0fb35e32b10083baa83c04
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40217.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40217