CVE-2025-40018
ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.1%
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup On the netns cleanup path, __ip_vs_ftp_exit() may unregister ip_vs_ftp before connections with valid cp->app pointers are flushed, leading to a use-after-free. Fix this by introducing a global `exiting_module` flag, set to true in ip_vs_ftp_exit() before unregistering the pernet subsystem. In __ip_vs_ftp_exit(), skip ip_vs_ftp unregister if called during netns cleanup (when exiting_module is false) and defer it to __ip_vs_cleanup_batch(), which unregisters all apps after all connections are flushed. If called during module exit, unregister ip_vs_ftp immediately.
- Affected
- Linux
- CVSS v3.1 CNA
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 4th percentile
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- Updated
- 2026-10-15
Exploit collections (1)
- linux/kernelctf/CVE-2025-40018_cosgoogle/security-research