CVE-2025-39969

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources VF state I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE is not the only state in which VF is actually active so it should not be used to determine if a VF is allowed to obtain resources. Use I40E_VF_STATE_RESOURCES_LOADED that is set only in i40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg() and cleared during reset.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedOct 15, 2025
First seenOct 15, 2025

How to fix

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  • Linux Linux185745d56ec958bf8aa773828213237dfcc32f5a, f47876788a23de296c42ef9d505b5c1630f0b4b8, 8e35c80f8570426fe0f0cc92b151ebd835975f22, 6c3981fd59ef11a75005ac9978f034da5a168b6a, e748f1ee493f88e38b77363a60499f979d42c58a, 6128bbc7adc25c87c2f64b5eb66a280b78ef7ab7, a991dc56d3e9a2c3db87d0c3f03c24f6595400f1, 877b7e6ffc23766448236e8732254534c518ba42, 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux171527da84149c2c7aa6a60a64b09d24f3546298 ≤ v < 185745d56ec958bf8aa773828213237dfcc32f5a, eb87117c27e729b0aeef4d72ed40d6a1761b0f68 ≤ v < f47876788a23de296c42ef9d505b5c1630f0b4b8, 2132643b956f553f5abddc9bae20dae267b082e0 ≤ v < 8e35c80f8570426fe0f0cc92b151ebd835975f22, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 ≤ v < 6c3981fd59ef11a75005ac9978f034da5a168b6a, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 ≤ v < e748f1ee493f88e38b77363a60499f979d42c58a, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 ≤ v < 6128bbc7adc25c87c2f64b5eb66a280b78ef7ab7, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 ≤ v < a991dc56d3e9a2c3db87d0c3f03c24f6595400f1, 61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 ≤ v < 877b7e6ffc23766448236e8732254534c518ba42, 5.4.165 ≤ v < 5.4.300, 5.10.85 ≤ v < 5.10.245, 5.15.8 ≤ v < 5.15.194, 5.16185745d56ec958bf8aa773828213237dfcc32f5a, f47876788a23de296c42ef9d505b5c1630f0b4b8, 8e35c80f8570426fe0f0cc92b151ebd835975f22, 6c3981fd59ef11a75005ac9978f034da5a168b6a, e748f1ee493f88e38b77363a60499f979d42c58a, 6128bbc7adc25c87c2f64b5eb66a280b78ef7ab7, a991dc56d3e9a2c3db87d0c3f03c24f6595400f1, 877b7e6ffc23766448236e8732254534c518ba42, 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194

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