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High 8.8Published Oct 15, 2025
CVE-2025-39970i40e: fix input validation logic for action_meta
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix input validation logic for action_meta Fix condition to check 'greater or equal' to prevent OOB dereference.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 before a88c1b2746eccf00e2094b187945f0f1e990b400; from e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 before 28465770ca3b694286ff9ed6dfd558413f57d98f; from e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 before f8c8e11825b24661596fa8db2f0981ba17ed0817; from e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 before 461e0917eedcd159d87f3ea846754a1e07d7e78a; from e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 before 3883e9702b6a4945e93b16c070f338a9f5b496f9; from e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 before 3118f41d8fa57b005f53ec3db2ba5eab1d7ba12b; from e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 before 560e1683410585fbd5df847f43433c4296f0d222; from e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 before 9739d5830497812b0bdeaee356ddefbe60830b88 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a88c1b2746eccf00e2094b187945f0f1e990b400
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28465770ca3b694286ff9ed6dfd558413f57d98f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8c8e11825b24661596fa8db2f0981ba17ed0817
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/461e0917eedcd159d87f3ea846754a1e07d7e78a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3883e9702b6a4945e93b16c070f338a9f5b496f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3118f41d8fa57b005f53ec3db2ba5eab1d7ba12b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560e1683410585fbd5df847f43433c4296f0d222
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9739d5830497812b0bdeaee356ddefbe60830b88
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