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CVE-2025-40302 Not scored

media: videobuf2: forbid remove_bufs when legacy fileio is active

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: videobuf2: forbid remove_bufs when legacy fileio is active vb2_ioctl_remove_bufs() call manipulates queue internal buffer list, potentially overwriting some pointers used by the legacy fileio access mode. Forbid that ioctl when fileio is active to protect internal queue state between subsequent read/write calls.

Exploit probability 0.2%
Published December 8, 2025
Required by Not available
Last source change July 15, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Linux Kernel
Unknown Unknown

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20207-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20228-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2025-40302

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: videobuf2: forbid remove_bufs when legacy fileio is active vb2_ioctl_remove_bufs() call manipulates queue internal buffer list, potentially overwriting some pointers used by the legacy fileio access mode. Forbid that ioctl when fileio is active to protect internal queue state between subsequent read/write calls.

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05 / REFERENCES

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