CVE-2025-40057 Affecting kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated package, versions <0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEK64KMODULESDEPRECATED-14397763
  • published12 Dec 2025
  • disclosed28 Oct 2025

Introduced: 28 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-40057  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated to version 0:6.12.0-106.55.4.1.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-28040.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated package and not the kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

ptp: Add a upper bound on max_vclocks

syzbot reported WARNING in max_vclocks_store.

This occurs when the argument max is too large for kcalloc to handle.

Extend the guard to guard against values that are too large for kcalloc

CVSS Base Scores

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