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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 affected < 9176e18681cb0d34c5acc87bda224f5652af2ab8
e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 affected < e490d8c5a54e0dd1ab22417d72c3a7319cf0f030
e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 affected < 77a35be582dff4c80442ebcdce24d45eed8a6ce4
e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 affected < 02aae5fcdd34c3a55a243d80a1b328a35852a35c
e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 affected < edecce7abd7152b48e279b4fa0a883d1839bb577
e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 affected < d33e5d6631ac4fddda235a7815babc9d3f124299
e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 affected < 8b13df5aa877b9e4541e301a58a84c42d84d2d9a
e284fc280473bed23f2e1ed324e102a48f7d17e1 affected < cb79fa7118c150c3c76a327894bb2eb878c02619
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.17 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.17
5.4.300 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.245 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.194 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.155 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.109 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.50 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.16.10 unaffected ≤ 6.16.*
6.17 unaffected ≤ *

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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4379-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4404-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6053-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8033-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8033-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8033-3 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8034-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8033-4 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8033-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8034-2 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8033-6 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8033-7 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8033-8 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02aae5fcdd34c3a55a243d80a1b328a35852a35c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a35be582dff4c80442ebcdce24d45eed8a6ce4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b13df5aa877b9e4541e301a58a84c42d84d2d9a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9176e18681cb0d34c5acc87bda224f5652af2ab8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb79fa7118c150c3c76a327894bb2eb878c02619 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33e5d6631ac4fddda235a7815babc9d3f124299 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e490d8c5a54e0dd1ab22417d72c3a7319cf0f030 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edecce7abd7152b48e279b4fa0a883d1839bb577 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025101555-CVE-2025-39968-ca60@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39968 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39968 cve-icon
History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title i40e: add max boundary check for VF filters
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-15T07:55:52.272Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.149Z

Link: CVE-2025-39968

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-15T08:15:34.350

Modified: 2025-10-16T15:29:11.563

Link: CVE-2025-39968

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-39968 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-20T13:26:54Z

Weaknesses

No weakness.