Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-23140misc: pci_endpoint_test: Avoid issue of interrupts remaining after request_irq error

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: pci_endpoint_test: Avoid issue of interrupts remaining after request_irq error After devm_request_irq() fails with error in pci_endpoint_test_request_irq(), the pci_endpoint_test_free_irq_vectors() is called assuming that all IRQs have been released. However, some requested IRQs remain unreleased, so there are still /proc/irq/* entries remaining, and this results in WARN() with the following message: remove_proc_entry: removing non-empty directory 'irq/30', leaking at least 'pci-endpoint-test.0' WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 202 at fs/proc/generic.c:719 remove_proc_entry +0x190/0x19c To solve this issue, set the number of remaining IRQs to test->num_irqs, and release IRQs in advance by calling pci_endpoint_test_release_irq(). [kwilczynski: commit log]

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.135-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23140
Debian:13linux6.12.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23140
Debian:14linux6.12.25-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-144.157USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-144.157UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100USN-8028-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-100.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1088.95USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1088.95UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1094.103USN-7711-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1094.103UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52USN-8074-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1046.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1USN-8126-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1094.103.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1087.96USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1087.96UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1047.50USN-8031-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2USN-8031-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1085.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1085.91USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48USN-8031-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1043.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1070.78UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1070.78USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1030.33USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1USN-8028-6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1080.83UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1080.83USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1044.44USN-8028-8
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1USN-8028-8
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1083.89USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1083.89UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1084.89UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1084.89USN-7654-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-144.157USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-144.157UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-100.100.1USN-8052-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1USN-8028-6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1082.83UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1082.83USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1046.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1046.49.1USN-8028-7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1041.41UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1041.41USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1030.30UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1030.30USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1085.91USN-7654-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1085.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1043.44USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1USN-8028-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1083.86USN-7686-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1083.86UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1047.51USN-8028-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-100.100~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24USN-8052-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23140
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1052.56USN-7654-5

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux e03327122e2c8e6ae4565ef5b3d3cbe4364546a1 – before 705be96504779e4a333ea042b4779ea941f0ace9e03327122e2c8e6ae4565ef5b3d3cbe4364546a1 – before e516e187bf32d8decc7c7d0025ae4857cad13c0ee03327122e2c8e6ae4565ef5b3d3cbe4364546a1 – before 54c9f299ad7d7c4be5d271ed12d01a59e95b8907e03327122e2c8e6ae4565ef5b3d3cbe4364546a1 – before 9d5118b107b1a2353ed0dff24404aee2e6b7ca0ae03327122e2c8e6ae4565ef5b3d3cbe4364546a1 – before 5a4b7181213268c9b07bef8800905528435db44ae03327122e2c8e6ae4565ef5b3d3cbe4364546a1 – before 0557e70e2aeba8647bf5a950820b67cfb86533dbe03327122e2c8e6ae4565ef5b3d3cbe4364546a1 – before 770407f6173f4f39f4e2c1b54422b79ce6c98bdbe03327122e2c8e6ae4565ef5b3d3cbe4364546a1 – before f6cb7828c8e17520d4f5afb416515d3fae1af9a9
Linux Linux 4.19

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