CVE-2025-40185

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:ice: ice_adapter: release xa entry on adapter allocation failureWhen ice_adapter_new() fails, the reserved XArray entry created byxa_insert() is not released. This causes subsequent insertions atthe same index to return -EBUSY, potentially leading tonull pointer dereferences.Reorder the operations as suggested by Przemek Kitszel:1. Check if adapter already exists (xa_load)2. Reserve the XArray slot (xa_reserve)3. Allocate the adapter (ice_adapter_new)4. Store the adapter (xa_store)

Risk Information

Base Score

4.4

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.025

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234