PT-2025-49056 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published 2025-12-04 · Updated 2026-02-24 · CVE-2025-40229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak exists in the Linux kernel’s mm/damon/core component, specifically within the damon destroy scheme() function. The function fails to properly free the ops filter resource when a scheme is destroyed, leading to a potential memory leak. The patch resolves this by ensuring both the filter list and ops filter are freed during scheme destruction.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-40229

USN-8029-1

USN-8029-2

USN-8029-3

USN-8030-1

USN-8048-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Ubuntu

References · 391

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/40xxx/CVE-2025-40229.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40153 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40066 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40217 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40063 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40035 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40049 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40085 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40315 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40185 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40223 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68246 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-40333 · Vendor Advisory