Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-39970
CVE-2025-39970
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i40e: fix input validation logic for action_meta
Fix condition to check 'greater or equal' to prevent OOB dereference.
AI Insight
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Affected products
120- osv-coords119 versionspkg:linux/kernelpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_17&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_17&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_74&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5
>= 4.17.0, < 5.4.300+ 118 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.17.0, < 5.4.300
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1.150600.12.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1.150600.12.34.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1.150700.17.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1.21.13
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1.21.13
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.55.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.280.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.58.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/28465770ca3b694286ff9ed6dfd558413f57d98fnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3118f41d8fa57b005f53ec3db2ba5eab1d7ba12bnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3883e9702b6a4945e93b16c070f338a9f5b496f9nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/461e0917eedcd159d87f3ea846754a1e07d7e78anvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/560e1683410585fbd5df847f43433c4296f0d222nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9739d5830497812b0bdeaee356ddefbe60830b88nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a88c1b2746eccf00e2094b187945f0f1e990b400nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8c8e11825b24661596fa8db2f0981ba17ed0817nvd
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