CVE-2025-40017
Published Oct 20, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: iris: Fix memory leak by freeing untracked persist buffer One internal buffer which is allocated only once per session was not being freed during session close because it was not being tracked as part of internal buffer list which resulted in a memory leak. Add the necessary logic to explicitly free the untracked internal buffer during session close to ensure all allocated memory is released properly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-40017? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: iris: Fix memory leak by freeing untracked persist buffer
One internal buffer which is allocated only once per session was not
being freed during session close because it was not being tracked as
part of internal buffer list which resulted in a memory leak.
Add the necessary logic to explicitly free the untracked internal buffer
during session close to ensure all allocated memory is released
properly.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-40017? +
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