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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0025 17.2 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 6a91b846af85a24241decd686269e8e038eb13d1 – — Linux 6.8 – 6.12.46
TIMELINE Apr 16 Reserved by Linux Oct 1 Published (CNA: Linux) Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-39897 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| October 1, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-39897 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2025-39897 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-476
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