CVE-2025-39973
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 rings must be a multiple of 32.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.14% probability · 4th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0543d40d6513cdf1c7882811086e59a6455dfe97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05fe81fb9db20464fa532a3835dc8300d68a2f84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a7527cd7da4cdcf3b06b5c0cb1cae30b5a5985
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55d225670def06b01af2e7a5e0446fbe946289e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d749e38dd2b7e8a80da2ca30c93e09de95bfcf9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afec12adab55d10708179a64d95d650741e60fe0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c83f4cd074b75cecef107bfc349be7d516c9c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b0d3f8d11fa957171fbb186e53998361a88d4e
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.