PT-2025-44103 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Published
2025-09-28
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Updated
2026-05-26
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CVE-2025-40035
CVSS v2.0
4.6
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A flaw exists in the Linux kernel related to the handling of
uinput devices. Specifically, the uinput ff upload compat structure was not properly initialized, potentially leading to information disclosure. The structure contains embedded padding and, without zeroing, copy to user() could leak stack data to user space. The issue resides in the initialization of ff up compat before filling valid fields.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Improper Initialization
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu