CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39897

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's axienet (Xilinx) network driver, proper error checking is missing when retrieving the RX metadata pointer. The dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() function can return an error pointer, leading to crashes or undefined behavior.

Risk Assessment

Lack of error handling could lead to system crashes or potential exploitation by an attacker to destabilize network operations.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2025-39897.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: xilinx: axienet: Add error handling for RX metadata pointer retrieval Add proper error checking for dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() which can return an error pointer and lead to potential crashes or undefined behaviour if the pointer retrieval fails. Properly handle the error by unmapping DMA buffer, freeing the skb and returning early to prevent further processing with invalid data.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS