CVE-2025-40109 Affecting kernel-uek-container-debug package, versions <0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKCONTAINERDEBUG-14410257
  • published13 Dec 2025
  • disclosed9 Nov 2025

Introduced: 9 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-40109  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-container-debug to version 0:5.15.0-315.196.5.1.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-28048.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-container-debug package and not the kernel-uek-container-debug 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:

crypto: rng - Ensure set_ent is always present

Ensure that set_ent is always set since only drbg provides it.

CVSS Base Scores

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