#VU117287 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39988
Published: October 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117287
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-39988
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the function in drivers/net/can/usb/etas_es58x/es58x_core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c0abad45b190a30d8284a37264d2127a6ec303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72de0facc50afdb101fb7197d880407f1abfc77f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b26cccd87dcddc47b450a40f3b1ac3fe346efcff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e582e686c4d683c87f2b4a316385b3d81d370f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbc1de71766f326a44bb798aeae4a7ef4a081cc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e587af2c89ecc6382c518febea52fa9ba81e47c0