CVE-2025-40197
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: not scored yet.
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Deferred
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d327391f9fafeb0938be4fc538dd0bd54a0b2ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64dbc6f50ce92b7da203b1bcdd96a370bbc9b74d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd4e5367d0940ccec4d7546bb6bd019ab2c71aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db47e737128b3585ae679b709b85f3f44cd8750
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cfc8cec1b4da88a47c243a11f384baefd092a50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f52c7f38f0f2ee2afc331e6b873acba5e9490a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac01416d477c2dc6016782635ae022f8cc634a29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd156f44ea82cc249f46c519eed3b2f8983c8002