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CVE-2025-39962: linux kernel from 6.16 (inclusive), before 6.16.9 (exclusive), 6.17 · update rc1, 6.17 · update rc2 (+4 more affected…

CVE-2025-39962. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.00246 (percentile 0.14882), scored 19-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 6.16 (inclusive), before 6.16.9 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 6.17 · update rc1
linux

linux kernel · 6.17 · update rc2
linux

linux kernel · 6.17 · update rc3
linux

linux kernel · 6.17 · update rc4
linux

linux kernel · 6.17 · update rc5
linux

linux kernel · 6.17 · update rc6
linux

Linux · 9d1d2b59341f58126a69b51f9f5f8ccb9f12e54a to before 71571e187106631a8127f2dde780f35caa358d33, 9d1d2b59341f58126a69b51f9f5f8ccb9f12e54a to before 2429a197648178cd4dc930a9d87c13c547460564
Linux

Linux · 6.16
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/rxrpc/rxgk_app.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No 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 7.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CWE
CWE-787
CCR priority
31.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS
0.00246 · percentile 0.14882 · 2026-10-19
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2025-39962.html