Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpufreq: intel_pstate: Fix object lifecycle issue in update_qos_request()
The cpufreq_cpu_put() call in update_qos_request() takes place too early
because the latter subsequently calls freq_qos_update_request() that
indirectly accesses the policy object in question through the QoS request
object passed to it.
Fortunately, update_qos_request() is called under intel_pstate_driver_lock,
so this issue does not matter for changing the intel_pstate operation
mode, but it theoretically can cause a crash to occur on CPU device hot
removal (which currently can only happen in virt, but it is formally
supported nevertheless).
Address this issue by modifying update_qos_request() to drop the
reference to the policy later.
Impact
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- What is CVE-2025-40194? CVE-2025-40194 is a unknown-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-40194? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-40194 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
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- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-40194 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.