CVE-2025-40240 Affecting kernel-uek-modules package, versions <0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el10uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-KERNELUEKMODULES-14950737
  • published15 Jan 2026
  • disclosed4 Dec 2025

Introduced: 4 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-40240  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 kernel-uek-modules to version 0:6.12.0-107.59.3.2.el10uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-50006.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules package and not the kernel-uek-modules package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

sctp: avoid NULL dereference when chunk data buffer is missing

chunk->skb pointer is dereferenced in the if-block where it's supposed to be NULL only.

chunk->skb can only be NULL if chunk->head_skb is not. Check for frag_list instead and do it just before replacing chunk->skb. We're sure that otherwise chunk->skb is non-NULL because of outer if() condition.

CVSS Base Scores

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