Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39974

 

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39974

Published: October 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117265
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-2025-39974
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the osnoise_cpus_write() function in kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2025-39974

Install update from vendor's repository.


External References

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