CVE-2025-39965

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Use After Free

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: xfrm_alloc_spi shouldn't use 0 as SPI x->id.spi == 0 means "no SPI assigned", but since commit 94f39804d891 ("xfrm: Duplicate SPI Handling"), we now create states and add them to the byspi list with this value. __xfrm_state_delete doesn't remove those states from the byspi list, since they shouldn't be there, and this shows up as a UAF the next time we go through the byspi list.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 10 stars
by Shreyas-Penkar · cpoc
https://github.com/Shreyas-Penkar/CVE-2025-39965

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 0.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (5)
linux/Kernel 6.12.43 - 6.12.50linux
linux/Kernel 6.16.2 - 6.16.10linux
linux/Kernel 6.6.103 - 6.6.109linux
linux/linux_kernel 6.17 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 6.6.103 - 6.6.109
Published Oct 13, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026