#VU116474 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39942
Published: October 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116474
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-2025-39942
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the recv_done() function in fs/smb/server/transport_rdma.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/196a3a7676d726ee67621ea2bf3b7815ac2685b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9644798294c7287e65a7b26e35aa6d2ce3345bcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c64b915bb3d9339adcae5db4be2c35ffbef5e615
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3cb3f209d35c44b7ee74f77ed27ebb28995b9ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1868ba37fd27c6a68e31565402b154beaa65df0