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CVE-2025-39965MEDIUM
Linux Linux — xfrm: xfrm_alloc_spi shouldn't use 0 as SPI
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0018    8.3     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    3d8090bb53424432fa788fe9a49e8ceca74f0544 –  —
  Linux    6.6.103 –                                   —
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Oct 13  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-39965 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: xfrm_alloc_spi shouldn't use 0 as SPI x->id.spi == 0 means "no SPI assigned", but since commit 94f39804d891 ("xfrm: Duplicate SPI Handling"), we now create states and add them to the byspi list with this value. __xfrm_state_delete doesn't remove those states from the byspi list, since they shouldn't be there, and this shows up as a UAF the next time we go through the byspi list.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
October 13, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-39965 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux3d8090bb53424432fa788fe9a49e8ceca74f0544
LinuxLinux6.6.103

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-39965 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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