CVE-2025-40173

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 91% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:linux, epss
Trending — 6 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:

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth

Similarly to ipv4 tunnel, ipv6 version updates dev->needed_headroom, too. While ipv4 tunnel headroom adjustment growth was limited in commit 5ae1e9922bbd ("net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth"), ipv6 tunnel yet increases the headroom without any ceiling.

Reflect ipv4 tunnel headroom adjustment limit on ipv6 version.

Credits to Francesco Ruggeri, who was originally debugging this issue and wrote local Arista-specific patch and a reproducer.

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

November 12, 2025

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

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

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeb4345488672584db4f8c20a1ae13a212ce31c4
generic

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6eb25d870f1a8ae571fd3da2244b71df547824b
generic

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/566f8d5c8a443f2dd69c5460fdec43ed1c870c65
generic

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48294a67863c9cfa367abb66bbf0ef6548ae124f
generic

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/402b6985e872b4cf394bbbf33b503947a326a6cb
generic

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21f4d45eba0b2dcae5dbc9e5e0ad08735c993f16
generic

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11f6066af3bfb8149aa16c42c0b0c5ea5b199a94
generic

net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10fe967efe73c610e526ff7460581610633dee9c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-40173(2)

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

Patch Availability(30)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1052.52) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.170.159) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-14.14) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (5.15.0.1100.107~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1100.90) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-64k-6.17 (6.17.0-1007.7) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-64k-6.17 (6.17.0-1007.7) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1099.103) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1097.93) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15 (5.15.0.1095.95) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1109.107) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-106.106) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1097.95) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1064 (5.15.0-1064.68) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1049.52.1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1041.43) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.17 (6.17.0-1008.8) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-6.17 (6.17.0-1011.11) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg-5.15 (5.15.0.1095.95) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-22.04 (6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2040.41) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1052.58+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1051.57) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1052.55+fips1) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1109.94) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1029.30) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1110.119~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.4.301—osv

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.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(24)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 42× in last 30d)

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-2025-40173?
CVE-2025-40173 is a high vulnerability published on November 12, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/ip6_tunnel: Prevent perpetual tunnel growth Similarly to ipv4 tunnel, ipv6 version updates dev->needed_headroom, too. While ipv4 tunnel headroom adjustment growth was limited in commit 5ae1e9922bbd ("net: ip_tunnel: prevent…
When was CVE-2025-40173 disclosed?
CVE-2025-40173 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 12, 2025, with the most recent update on July 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-40173 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-40173 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 96.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-40173?
CVE-2025-40173 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-40173?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-40173, 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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