CVE-2025-39969: Linux 5.16

Affected technology

Linux · 171527da84149c2c7aa6a60a64b09d24f3546298 to before 185745d56ec958bf8aa773828213237dfcc32f5a, eb87117c27e729b0aeef4d72ed40d6a1761b0f68 to before f47876788a23de296c42ef9d505b5c1630f0b4b8, 2132643b956f553f5abddc9bae20dae267b082e0 to before 8e35c80f8570426fe0f0cc92b151ebd835975f22, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 to before 6c3981fd59ef11a75005ac9978f034da5a168b6a, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 to before e748f1ee493f88e38b77363a60499f979d42c58a, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 to before 6128bbc7adc25c87c2f64b5eb66a280b78ef7ab7, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 to before a991dc56d3e9a2c3db87d0c3f03c24f6595400f1, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 to before 877b7e6ffc23766448236e8732254534c518ba42, 5.4.165 to before 5.4.300, 5.10.85 to before 5.10.245, 5.15.8 to before 5.15.194
Linux

Linux · 5.16
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c, drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.h

Attack conditions (Source advisory, 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 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.