{"id":"CVE-2025-40053","revision":"e8cde36e176049fca6ef6dedee99ee42","records":[{"revision":"e8cde36e176049fca6ef6dedee99ee42","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-40053","aliases":[],"title":"net: dlink: handle copy_thresh allocation failure","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: dlink: handle copy_thresh allocation failure\n\nThe driver did not handle failure of `netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align()`.\nIf the allocation failed, dereferencing `skb->protocol` could lead to\na NULL pointer dereference.\n\nThis patch tries to allocate `skb`. If the allocation fails, it falls\nback to the normal path.\n\nTested-on: D-Link DGE-550T Rev-A3","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-10-28T11:48:28.444+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T22:02:37.095+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"84fd710a704f3d53d4120e452e86cea558cf73a8\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                        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               \"version\": \"6.6.112\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.53\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.17.3\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.17.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.18\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84fd710a704f3d53d4120e452e86cea558cf73a8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5aa9b885602811a026a3f45c92ea2b4b04c54f09","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d49e4b14609e1a20d931e718962c4b6b5485174","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea87151df398d407a632c7bf63013290f01c5009","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed5010fef0930f4322d620052edc854ef3ec41f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7b6b2c920d7fd370a612be416a904d6e1ebe55","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8169a6011c5fecc6cb1c3654c541c567d3318de8"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40053","license":"CVE Program Terms of 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