Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-40279
CVE-2025-40279
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: sched: act_connmark: initialize struct tc_ife to fix kernel leak
In tcf_connmark_dump(), the variable 'opt' was partially initialized using a designatied initializer. While the padding bytes are reamined uninitialized. nla_put() copies the entire structure into a netlink message, these uninitialized bytes leaked to userspace.
Initialize the structure with memset before assigning its fields to ensure all members and padding are cleared prior to beign copied.
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Affected products
83- osv-coords81 versionspkg:linux/kernelpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&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%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg: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-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg: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%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg: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%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg: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-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg: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%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg: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%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg: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-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_76&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5
>= 4.0.0, < 5.15.197+ 80 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.0.0, < 5.15.197
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-39.1.21.16
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-39.1.21.16
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.290.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.290.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.290.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.290.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.290.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.290.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.290.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/218b67c8c8246d47a2a7910eae80abe4861fe2b7nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/25837889ec062f2b7618142cd80253dff3da5343nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e4aa93e2e5b5647fc235b0f6ee329646878f9envd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/51cb05d4fd632596816ba44e882e84db9fb28a7envd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b656e43eaeae445a39cd8021a4f47065af4389nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73cc56c608c209d3d666cc571293b090a471da70nvd
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