CVE-2025-40290 | Linux Kernel up to 6.17.10 xsk xsk_cq_submit_addr_locked null pointer dereference (WID-SEC-2025-2756)
A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.17.10 and classified as critical. This impacts the function xsk_cq_submit_addr_locked of the component xsk. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-40290. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit.
The affected component should be upgraded.