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CVE-2025-39815MEDIUM
Linux Linux — RISC-V: KVM: fix stack overrun when loading vlenb
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0015    4.9     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    2fa290372dfe7dd248b1c16f943f273a3e674f22 –  —
  Linux    6.8 –                                       6.12.45
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Sep 16  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-39815 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RISC-V: KVM: fix stack overrun when loading vlenb The userspace load can put up to 2048 bits into an xlen bit stack buffer. We want only xlen bits, so check the size beforehand.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
September 16, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-39815 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux2fa290372dfe7dd248b1c16f943f273a3e674f22
LinuxLinux6.86.12.45

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-39815 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2025-39815 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.