#VU116469 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-39949
Published: October 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116469
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-2025-39949
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 error handling within the qed_protection_override_dump() function in drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_debug.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/25672c620421fa2105703a94a29a03487245e6d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56c0a2a9ddc2f5b5078c5fb0f81ab76bbc3d4c37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660b2a8f5a306a28c7efc1b4990ecc4912a68f87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70affe82e38fd3dc76b9c68b5a1989f11e7fa0f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8141910869596b7a3a5d9b46107da2191d523f82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e24571a7b2f8c8f06e25d3417253ebbdbc8d5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea53e6a47e148b490b1c652fc65d2de5a086df76