CVE-2025-40266 Affecting kernel6.12-libbpf package, versions <1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNEL612LIBBPF-15318924
  • published19 Feb 2026
  • disclosed4 Dec 2025

Introduced: 4 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-40266  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel6.12-libbpf to version 1:6.12.63-84.121.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1430.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel6.12-libbpf package and not the kernel6.12-libbpf package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: arm64: Check the untrusted offset in FF-A memory share

Verify the offset to prevent OOB access in the hypervisor FF-A buffer in case an untrusted large enough value [U32_MAX - sizeof(struct ffa_composite_mem_region) + 1, U32_MAX] is set from the host kernel.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1