net: sched: act_ife: initialize struct tc_ife to fix KMSAN kernel-infoleak
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-40278 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-12-06 22:15:55 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-02 14:16:33 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: act_ife: initialize struct tc_ife to fix KMSAN kernel-infoleak Fix a KMSAN kernel-infoleak detected by the syzbot . [net?] KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in __skb_datagram_iter In tcf_ife_dump(), the variable 'opt' was partially initialized using a designatied initializer. While the padding bytes are reamined uninitialized. nla_put() copies the entire structure into a netlink message, these uninitialized bytes leaked to userspace. Initialize the structure with memset before assigning its fields to ensure all members and padding are cleared prior to beign copied. This change silences the KMSAN report and prevents potential information leaks from the kernel memory. This fix has been tested and validated by syzbot. This patch closes the bug reported at the following syzkaller link and ensures no infoleak. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001450000 probability, percentile 0.345670000 (date 2026-06-08)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 918e063304f945fb93be9bb70cacea07d0b730ea git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 5e3644ef147bf7140259dfa4cace680c9b26fe8b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 37f0680887c5aeba9a433fe04b35169010568bb1 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 2191662058443e0bcc28d11694293d8339af6dde git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 a676a296af65d33725bdf7396803180957dbd92e git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 d1dbbbe839647486c9b893e5011fe84a052962df git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 c8f51dad94cbb88054e2aacc272b3ce1ed11fb1e git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected ef6980b6becb1afd9d82a4f043749a10ae81bf14 ce50039be49eea9b4cd8873ca6eccded1b4a130a git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 4.6 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 4.6 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.4.302 5.4.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.247 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.197 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.159 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.117 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.59 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.17.9 6.17.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
| ADP | Siemens | RUGGEDCOM RST2428P | affected V4.0 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/918e063304f945fb93be9bb70cacea07d0b730ea | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f0680887c5aeba9a433fe04b35169010568bb1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1dbbbe839647486c9b893e5011fe84a052962df | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a676a296af65d33725bdf7396803180957dbd92e | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2191662058443e0bcc28d11694293d8339af6dde | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8f51dad94cbb88054e2aacc272b3ce1ed11fb1e | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html | 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e | cert-portal.siemens.com | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e3644ef147bf7140259dfa4cace680c9b26fe8b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce50039be49eea9b4cd8873ca6eccded1b4a130a | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.