CVE-2025-40035

NameCVE-2025-40035
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: uinput - zero-initialize uinput_ff_upload_compat to avoid info leak Struct ff_effect_compat is embedded twice inside uinput_ff_upload_compat, contains internal padding. In particular, there is a hole after struct ff_replay to satisfy alignment requirements for the following union member. Without clearing the structure, copy_to_user() may leak stack data to userspace. Initialize ff_up_compat to zero before filling valid fields.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-4379-1, DLA-4404-1, DSA-6053-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.247-1fixed
bookworm6.1.148-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.158-1fixed
trixie6.12.57-1fixed
trixie (security)6.12.48-1vulnerable
forky, sid6.17.13-1fixed
linux-6.1 (PTS)bullseye (security)6.1.158-1~deb11u1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebullseye5.10.247-1DLA-4404-1
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.158-1DSA-6053-1
linuxsourcetrixie6.12.57-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.17.6-1
linux-6.1sourcebullseye6.1.158-1~deb11u1DLA-4379-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/d3366a04770eea807f2826cbdb96934dd8c9bf79 (6.18-rc1)

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