#VU116242 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39898
Published: October 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116242
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-2025-39898
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 improper input validation within the e1000_set_eeprom() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ethtool.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/0aec3211283482cfcdd606d1345e1f9acbcabd31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a84d5c814039ad2abe2748aec3e89324a548a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90fb7db49c6dbac961c6b8ebfd741141ffbc8545
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a8772611e2d7ec318be7f0f072037914a1f509
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b370f7b1f470a8d5485cc1e40e8ff663bb55d712
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b48adcacc34fbbc49046a7ee8a97839bef369c85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8829d3d44b8622741bccca9f4408bc3da30b2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea832ec0583e2398ea0c5ed8d902c923e16f53c4