Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-40197
CVE-2025-40197
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: mc: Clear minor number before put device
The device minor should not be cleared after the device is released.
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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
39- osv-coords37 versionspkg:linux/kernelpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
< 5.4.301+ 36 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.4.301
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d327391f9fafeb0938be4fc538dd0bd54a0b2efnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64dbc6f50ce92b7da203b1bcdd96a370bbc9b74dnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd4e5367d0940ccec4d7546bb6bd019ab2c71aanvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db47e737128b3585ae679b709b85f3f44cd8750nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cfc8cec1b4da88a47c243a11f384baefd092a50nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f52c7f38f0f2ee2afc331e6b873acba5e9490a8nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac01416d477c2dc6016782635ae022f8cc634a29nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd156f44ea82cc249f46c519eed3b2f8983c8002nvd
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