#VU114962 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39702
Published: September 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114962
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-2025-39702
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 seg6_hmac_validate_skb() function in net/ipv6/seg6_hmac.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/3b348c9c8d2ca2c67559ffd0e258ae7e1107d4f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ddd55cf19ed6cc62def5e3af10c2a9df1b861c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b6d34717fe0570afce07ee79b8eeb40341f831
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a458b2902115b26a25d67393b12ddd57d1216aaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3967c493799e63f648e9c7b6cb063aa2aed04e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7878d47560d61e3f370aca3cebb8f42a55b990a