CVE-2025-39789: linux kernel from 4.18 (inclusive), before 6.16.4 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 4.18 (inclusive), before 6.16.4 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · 1d373d4e8e15b358f08de52956b32e0e38a11f84 to before 475104178f4d30e749ee4f5473c87f692b93bebb, 1d373d4e8e15b358f08de52956b32e0e38a11f84 to before 3d9eb180fbe8828cce43bce4c370124685b205c3
Linux

Linux · 4.18
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: arch/x86/crypto/aegis128-aesni-glue.c

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

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

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.3/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as high; availability impact as low. 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.