CVE-2025-39771: linux kernel from 6.16 (inclusive), before 6.16.4 (exclusive), 6.17 · update rc1, 6.17 · update rc2; +1 more affected…

CVE-2025-39771. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.0013 (percentile 0.02366), scored 19-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 6.16 (inclusive), before 6.16.4 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 6.17 · update rc1
linux

linux kernel · 6.17 · update rc2
linux

Linux · 6157e62b07d9331cc1d4d9d525dab33d45b0e83c to before 7a8c8aa0b0b2c62a0232bf868def85f3069ba7a7, 6157e62b07d9331cc1d4d9d525dab33d45b0e83c to before 447be50598c05499f7ccc2b1f6ddb3da30f8099a
Linux

Linux · 6.16
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 20-Oct-2026 01:48 UTC

CCR priority: 22.0 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.0013 · percentile 0.02366 · 2026-10-19
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-20 01:44:01.123206+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2025-39771.html