CVE-2025-40176
kernel: tls: wait for pending async decryptions if tls_strp_msg_hold fails
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 12, 2025
Updated · July 30, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in tls_decrypt_sg in net/tls/tls_sw.c in networking subsystem in the Linux Kernel.In this flaw, If it fails to clone of the input skb to hold the reference to the memory it uses may lead a use-after-free.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference