VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2025-40057

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptp: Add a upper bound on max_vclocks syzbot reported WARNING in max_vclocks_store.

UnscoredEPSS 0.20%

Does this matter?

Not yet scored. NVD analysis is pending; check back once CVSS and EPSS values are published.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptp: Add a upper bound on max_vclocks syzbot reported WARNING in max_vclocks_store. This occurs when the argument max is too large for kcalloc to handle. Extend the guard to guard against values that are too large for kcalloc

CVSS: Not yet scored
EPSS: 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35ce5f163889dbce88eda1df661b357a09bbed87
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd446056336faa2283d62cefc2f576536845edc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9f35294e18da82162004a2f35976e7031aaf7f9

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.