#VU116043 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39869
Published: September 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116043
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39869
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the edma_setup_from_hw() function in drivers/dma/ti/edma.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/069fd1688c57c0cc8a3de64d108579b31676f74b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1baed10553fc8b388351d8fc803e3ae6f1a863bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e462fa0dfdb52b3983cf41532d3d4c7d63e2f93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5e82f3f2c918d446df46e8d65f8083fd97cdec5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e63419dbf2ceb083c1651852209c7f048089ac0f