#VU115414 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39761
Published: September 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115414
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-2025-39761
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the ath12k_dp_peer_setup() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.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/7c0884fcd2ddde0544d2e77f297ae461e1f53f58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c3e99fd4a66a5ac9c7dd32db07359666efe0002
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9530d666f4376c294cdf4348c29fe3542fec980a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3b73c72c42348bf1555fd2b00f32f941324b242
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb1e1526b82b8cf31f1ef9ca86a2647fb6cd89c6