What is CVE-2025-40179?

CVE-2025-40179 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Medium severity. ext4: verify orphan file size is not too big

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2025-40179 cover?

CVE-2025-40179 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2025-40179. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2025-40179?

CVE-2025-40179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

CVE-2025-40179MediumCVSS 5.5

ext4: verify orphan file size is not too big

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

May 31, 2026

Last Modified

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