# CVE-2025-40180: mailbox: zynqmp-ipi: Fix out-of-bounds access in mailbox cleanup loop

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.54, 6.17.4
- Published: 2025-11-12 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.1.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.54; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.17.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: zynqmp-ipi: Fix out-of-bounds access in mailbox cleanup loop The cleanup loop was starting at the wrong array index, causing out-of-bounds access. Start the loop at the correct index for zero-indexed arrays to prevent accessing memory beyond the allocated array bounds.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.54, 6.17.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b91951f76be14a393439c7063974b4d26f3cb64f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a92030422d09c2de0633d23f660a65b717f008
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd0cbf2713f6e027ebba867cb7409ae345a31312
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab96f08ecedd263ecaab9df8455bfb23b07fdcc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aead8197fc1a85b0a89646e418feb49a564b029

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