#VU115548 Division by zero in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39742
Published: September 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115548
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-2025-39742
CWE-ID: CWE-369
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 a division by zero error within the find_hw_thread_mask() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/affinity.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/1a7cf828ed861de5be1aff99e10f114b363c19d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31d0599a23efdbfe579bfbd1eb8f8c942f13744d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b4317b0d758ff92ba96f4e448a8992a6fe607bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59f7d2138591ef8f0e4e4ab5f1ab674e8181ad3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fdac333a17ed990b41565630ef4791782e02f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b05e91afe948ed819bf87d7ba0fccf451ed79a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bba1a9994c523b44db64f63b564b4719ea2b7ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d3211cb61a0773a2440d0a0698c1e6e7429f907
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac53f377393cc85156afdc90b636e84e544a6f96