Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39771
Published: September 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115620
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39771
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the pca9450_irq_handler() and pca9450_i2c_probe() functions in drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2025-39771
Install update from vendor's repository.