Local kernel panic via zero channel count
Published Oct 31, 2025 · Updated Oct 31, 2025
Divide-by-zero in the Linux kernel Comedi subsystem allows local users to trigger a kernel panic through a malformed device command. comedi_buf_munge() applies modulo to async->munge_chan using an unchecked zero cmd.chanlist_len while handling data in the interrupt path. Reachability requires a local program to submit the command to an affected Comedi device, after which the panic can interrupt the host.
Summary
What happened
Divide-by-zero in the Linux kernel Comedi subsystem allows local users to trigger a kernel panic through a malformed device command. comedi_buf_munge() applies modulo to async->munge_chan using an unchecked zero cmd.chanlist_len while handling data in the interrupt path. Reachability requires a local program to submit the command to an affected Comedi device, after which the panic can interrupt the host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-40106
- Published
- Oct 31, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 31, 2025
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <2670932f2465793fea1ef073e40883e8390fa4d9
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <4ffea48c69cb2b96a281cb7e5e42d706996631db
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <55520f65fd447e04099a2c44185453c18ea73b7e
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <6db19822512396be1a3e1e20c16c97270285ba1a
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <87b318ba81dda2ee7b603f4f6c55e78ec3e95974
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <8f3e4cd9be4b47246ea73ce5e3e0fa2f57f0d10c
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <a4bb5d1bc2f238461bcbe5303eb500466690bb2c
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <d4854eff25efb06d0d84c13e7129bbdba4125f8c
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