Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

2025-10-28T11:48:30.947Z

Last Modified :

2025-10-28T11:48:30.947Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40057 vulnerability.

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Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-40057.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35ce5f163889dbce88eda1df661b357a09bbed87 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd446056336faa2283d62cefc2f576536845edc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9f35294e18da82162004a2f35976e7031aaf7f9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025102815-CVE-2025-40057-2587@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40057 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40057 cve-icon
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