CVE-2025-40356

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-16. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
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:

spi: rockchip-sfc: Fix DMA-API usage

Use DMA-API dma_map_single() call for getting the DMA address of the transfer buffer instead of hacking with virt_to_phys().

This fixes the following DMA-API debug warning: ------------[ cut here ]------------ DMA-API: rockchip-sfc fe300000.spi: device driver tries to sync DMA memory it has not allocated [device address=0x000000000cf70000] [size=288 bytes] WARNING: kernel/dma/debug.c:1106 at check_sync+0x1d8/0x690, CPU#2: systemd-udevd/151 Modules linked in: ... Hardware name: Hardkernel ODROID-M1 (DT) pstate: 604000c9 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : check_sync+0x1d8/0x690 lr : check_sync+0x1d8/0x690 .. Call trace: check_sync+0x1d8/0x690 (P) debug_dma_sync_single_for_cpu+0x84/0x8c __dma_sync_single_for_cpu+0x88/0x234 rockchip_sfc_exec_mem_op+0x4a0/0x798 [spi_rockchip_sfc] spi_mem_exec_op+0x408/0x498 spi_nor_read_data+0x170/0x184 spi_nor_read_sfdp+0x74/0xe4 spi_nor_parse_sfdp+0x120/0x11f0 spi_nor_sfdp_init_params_deprecated+0x3c/0x8c spi_nor_scan+0x690/0xf88 spi_nor_probe+0xe4/0x304 spi_mem_probe+0x6c/0xa8 spi_probe+0x94/0xd4 really_probe+0xbc/0x298 ...

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

December 16, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 31, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

spi: rockchip-sfc: Fix DMA-API usage - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee795e82e10197c070efd380dc9615c73dffad6c
generic

spi: rockchip-sfc: Fix DMA-API usage - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22810d4cb0e8a7d51b24527e73beac60afc1c693

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-40356(1)

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

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-14.14) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
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-oem-6.17 (6.17.0-1011.11) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.17 (6.17.0-1008.8) @ questing2026-05-21ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 6.17.6—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.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.17.5-1~exp1 (75 versions)6.17.6-1—

All Vendor Advisories

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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-2025-40356?
CVE-2025-40356 is a high vulnerability published on December 16, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: rockchip-sfc: Fix DMA-API usage Use DMA-API dmamapsingle() call for getting the DMA address of the transfer buffer instead of hacking with virttophys(). This fixes the following DMA-API debug warning: ------------[ cut here…
When was CVE-2025-40356 disclosed?
CVE-2025-40356 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 16, 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-2025-40356 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-40356 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 96.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-40356?
CVE-2025-40356 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-40356?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-40356, 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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