CVE-2025-39854

HIGH EPSS 3.8%
Published Sep 19, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 19, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix NULL access of tx->in_use in ice_ll_ts_intr Recent versions of the E810 firmware have support for an extra interrupt to handle report of the "low latency" Tx timestamps coming from the specialized low latency firmware interface. Instead of polling the registers, software can wait until the low latency interrupt is fired. This logic makes use of the Tx timestamp tracking structure, ice_ptp_tx, as it uses the same "ready" bitmap to track which Tx timestamps complete. Unfortunately, the ice_ll_ts_intr() function does not check if the tracker is initialized before its first access. This results in NULL dereference or use-after-free bugs similar to the issues fixed in the ice_ptp_ts_irq() function. Fix this by only checking the in_use bitmap (and other fields) if the tracker is marked as initialized. The reset flow will clear the init field under lock before it tears the tracker down, thus preventing any use-after-free or NULL access.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.8  –  <6.12.46
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.16.6
linuxlinux_kernel6.17any
linuxlinux_kernel6.17any
linuxlinux_kernel6.17any
linuxlinux_kernel6.17any

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cde98a02da958357fe240a6ba269b69d913b6ba
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/923c267bdbb64f65bc1149d184efcf8b047d7d64
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6486338fde3f04ed0ec59fe67a69a208c32734f
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cde98a02da958357fe240a6ba269b69d913b6ba
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/923c267bdbb64f65bc1149d184efcf8b047d7d64
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6486338fde3f04ed0ec59fe67a69a208c32734f
    Patch