SB2025090895 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ipv6
Published: September 8, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025090895
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39702)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the seg6_hmac_validate_skb() function in net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b348c9c8d2ca2c67559ffd0e258ae7e1107d4f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ddd55cf19ed6cc62def5e3af10c2a9df1b861c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b6d34717fe0570afce07ee79b8eeb40341f831
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a458b2902115b26a25d67393b12ddd57d1216aaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3967c493799e63f648e9c7b6cb063aa2aed04e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7878d47560d61e3f370aca3cebb8f42a55b990a