i40e: add max boundary check for VF filters
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: add max boundary check for VF filters There is no check for max filters that VF can request. Add it.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0015 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194 +5Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.17 and later | 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194, 6.1.155, 6.6.109, 6.12.50, 6.16.10, 6.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.17 and later Fixed in 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194, 6.1.155, 6.6.109, 6.12.50, 6.16.10, 6.17 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194, 6.1.155, 6.6.109, 6.12.50, 6.16.10, 6.17
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-39968
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prj5-rqwf-24v6
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9176e18681cb0d34c5acc87bda224f5652af2ab8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e490d8c5a54e0dd1ab22417d72c3a7319cf0f030
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a35be582dff4c80442ebcdce24d45eed8a6ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02aae5fcdd34c3a55a243d80a1b328a35852a35c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edecce7abd7152b48e279b4fa0a883d1839bb577
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33e5d6631ac4fddda235a7815babc9d3f124299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b13df5aa877b9e4541e301a58a84c42d84d2d9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb79fa7118c150c3c76a327894bb2eb878c02619
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Sources
- CVE-2025-39968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-39968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-prj5-rqwf-24v6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-39968 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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