CVE-2025-39969
Published: October 17, 2025Last modified: June 24, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources VF state I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE is not the only state in which VF is actually active so it should not be used to determine if a VF is allowed to obtain resources. Use I40E_VF_STATE_RESOURCES_LOADED that is set only in i40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg() and cleared during reset.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.155-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.51-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.35-r1) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185745d56ec958bf8aa773828213237dfcc32f5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6128bbc7adc25c87c2f64b5eb66a280b78ef7ab7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c3981fd59ef11a75005ac9978f034da5a168b6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/877b7e6ffc23766448236e8732254534c518ba42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e35c80f8570426fe0f0cc92b151ebd835975f22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a991dc56d3e9a2c3db87d0c3f03c24f6595400f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e748f1ee493f88e38b77363a60499f979d42c58a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47876788a23de296c42ef9d505b5c1630f0b4b8