Published Oct 28, 2025Sources checked Nov 13, 2026
9.8CRITICALCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2025-40074 and is rated Critical severity with a CVSS score of 9.8. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
Microsoft Security Response Center guidance
Vendor revision: Oct 2, 2026
Release Notes
Vendor-listed releases
6.6.157.1-1
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.5%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2025-40074?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipv4: start using dst_dev_rcu()
Change icmpv4_xrlim_allow(), ip_defrag() to prevent possible UAF.
Change ipmr_prepare_xmit(), ipmr_queue_fwd_xmit(), ip_mr_output(), ipv4_neigh_lookup() to use lockdep enabled dst_dev_rcu().