CVE-2025-40018

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-10-24. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup

On the netns cleanup path, __ip_vs_ftp_exit() may unregister ip_vs_ftp before connections with valid cp->app pointers are flushed, leading to a use-after-free.

Fix this by introducing a global exiting_module flag, set to true in ip_vs_ftp_exit() before unregistering the pernet subsystem. In __ip_vs_ftp_exit(), skip ip_vs_ftp unregister if called during netns cleanup (when exiting_module is false) and defer it to __ip_vs_cleanup_batch(), which unregisters all apps after all connections are flushed. If called during module exit, unregister ip_vs_ftp immediately.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 24, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1a481359a72ee7e548f1f5da671282a7c13b8f
generic

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a343811ef138a265407167294275201621e9ebb2
generic

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cbe2a21d85727b66d7c591fd5d83df0d8c4f757
generic

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a6ecab3847c213ce2855b0378e63ce839085de3
generic

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53717f8a4347b78eac6488072ad8e5adbaff38d9
generic

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/421b1ae1574dfdda68b835c15ac4921ec0030182
generic

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d79471414d7b9424d699afff2aa79fff322f52d
generic

ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/134121bfd99a06d44ef5ba15a9beb075297c0821

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-40018(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.245.229) @ bionic2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-4.15 (4.15.0.2088.86) @ bionic2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips (4.15.0.1142.139) @ bionic2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.245.257~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-8.8) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.14.0-37.37) @ plucky2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1098.88) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.4 (5.4.0.1156.98) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1039.40) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1097.101) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle (4.15.0.1149.160~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.164.174~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1071 (5.4.0-1071.75) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1045.48+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.17 (6.17.0-1006.6) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1044.50) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-6.14 (6.14.0-1017.17) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1092.90) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.14 (6.14.0-1017.17) @ plucky2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.4.0.1156.163~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1102.111~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-90.91) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.276.282) @ xenial2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.4 (5.4.0.1157.94) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips (4.4.0.1120.121) @ xenial2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1044.50+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-4.15 (4.15.0.2104.100) @ bionic2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm-5.15 (5.15.0.1090.86) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04 (6.14.0-1017.17~24.04.1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.4.0.1151.161~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-21ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.4.301osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

(25)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-40018?
CVE-2025-40018 is a high vulnerability published on October 24, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: Defer ipvsftp unregister during netns cleanup On the netns cleanup path, ipvsftpexit() may unregister ipvs_ftp before connections with valid cp->app pointers are flushed, leading to a use-after-free. Fix this by introducing a…
When was CVE-2025-40018 disclosed?
CVE-2025-40018 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 24, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-40018 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-40018 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-40018?
CVE-2025-40018 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-40018?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-40018, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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