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CVE-2025-39962HIGH
Linux Linux — rxrpc: Fix untrusted unsigned subtract
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0023   14.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    9d1d2b59341f58126a69b51f9f5f8ccb9f12e54a –  —
  Linux    6.16 –                                      6.16.9
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Oct 9   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-39962 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 7.8 (NVD).
CWE-787 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rxrpc: Fix untrusted unsigned subtract Fix the following Smatch static checker warning: net/rxrpc/rxgk_app.c:65 rxgk_yfs_decode_ticket() warn: untrusted unsigned subtract. 'ticket_len - 10 * 4' by prechecking the length of what we're trying to extract in two places in the token and decoding for a response packet. Also use sizeof() on the struct we're extracting rather specifying the size numerically to be consistent with the other related statements.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
October 9, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-39962 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux9d1d2b59341f58126a69b51f9f5f8ccb9f12e54a
LinuxLinux6.166.16.9

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-39962 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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