io_uring/waitid: always prune wait queue entry in io_waitid_wait()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/waitid: always prune wait queue entry in io_waitid_wait() For a successful return, always remove our entry from the wait queue entry list. Previously this was skipped if a cancelation was in progress, but this can race with another invocation of the wait queue entry callback.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.53, 6.17.3
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-40047
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 10:26 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
io_uring/waitid: always prune wait queue entry in io_waitid_wait()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 28 Oct 2025, 11:48 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/waitid: always prune wait queue entry in io_waitid_wait() For a successful return, always remove our entry from the wait queue entry list. Previously this was skipped if a cancelation was in progress, but this can race with another invocation of the wait queue entry callback.
osv:CVE-2025-40047
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.12.53, 6.17.3
Complete source record
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