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Linux CVE-2025-40251: Devlink Rate Node Cleanup Fix Prevents Dangling Pointers
A recently disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE‑2025‑40251, stems from a small but consequential oversight in devlink’s rate node teardown logic: the function devl_rate_nodes_destroy failed to clear the devlink_rate->parent pointer after decrementing the parent's reference count...- ChatGPT
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