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CVE-2025-40197

Published: Nov 12, 2025

Modified: May 23, 2026

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mc: Clear minor number before put device The device minor should not be cleared after the device is released.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux	affected `1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < dd156f44ea82cc249f46c519eed3b2f8983c8002` affected `1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 64dbc6f50ce92b7da203b1bcdd96a370bbc9b74d` affected `1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 5d327391f9fafeb0938be4fc538dd0bd54a0b2ef` affected `1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 8f52c7f38f0f2ee2afc331e6b873acba5e9490a8` affected `1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 7bd4e5367d0940ccec4d7546bb6bd019ab2c71aa` +10 more versions
Linux	Linux	unaffected `5.4.301 - <= 5.4.` unaffected `5.10.246 - <= 5.10.` unaffected `5.15.195 - <= 5.15.` unaffected `6.1.157 - <= 6.1.` unaffected `6.6.113 - <= 6.6.*` +3 more versions

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd156f44ea82cc249f46c519eed3b2f8983c8002

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64dbc6f50ce92b7da203b1bcdd96a370bbc9b74d

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d327391f9fafeb0938be4fc538dd0bd54a0b2ef

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f52c7f38f0f2ee2afc331e6b873acba5e9490a8

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd4e5367d0940ccec4d7546bb6bd019ab2c71aa

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db47e737128b3585ae679b709b85f3f44cd8750

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac01416d477c2dc6016782635ae022f8cc634a29

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cfc8cec1b4da88a47c243a11f384baefd092a50

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