#VU116248 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39911
Published: October 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116248
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-2025-39911
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.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/23431998a37764c464737b855c71a81d50992e98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915470e1b44e71d1dd07ee067276f003c3521ee3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a30afd6617c30aaa338d1dbcb1e34e7a1890085c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b905b2acb3a0bbb08ad9be9984d8cdabdf827315
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c62580674ce5feb1be4f90b5873ff3ce50e0a1db