CVE-2025-39973Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHOSV
OSV5.5OSV3.2
No vector
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 15
Latest updateApr 13

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: add validation for ring_len param The `ring_len` parameter provided by the virtual function (VF) is assigned directly to the hardware memory context (HMC) without any validation. To address this, introduce an upper boundary check for both Tx and Rx queue lengths. The maximum number of descriptors supported by the hardware is 8k-32. Additionally, enforce alignment constraints: Tx rings must be a multiple of 8, and Rx rin

Affected Packages8 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2025-39973 — Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size | cvebase