CVE-2025-39973

Linux Kernel - Unauthenticated Memory Corruption via i40e Ring Length Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: add validation for ring_len param The `ring_len` parameter provided by the virtual function (VF) is assigned directly to the hardware memory context (HMC) without any validation. To address this, introduce an upper boundary check for both Tx and Rx queue lengths. The maximum number of descriptors supported by the hardware is 8k-32. Additionally, enforce alignment constraints: Tx rings must be a multiple of 8, and Rx rings must be a multiple of 32.

Scores

EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 9.6%

Details

Status published
Products (25)
linux/Kernel 3.12.0 - 5.4.300linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.194linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.155linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.245linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.16.10linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.109linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.50linux
Linux/Linux < 3.12
Linux/Linux 3.12
Linux/Linux 5.10.245 - 5.10.*
... and 15 more
Published Oct 15, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026