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Publication date: 2025-10-15

Last updated on: 2025-10-16

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: add max boundary check for VF filters There is no check for max filters that VF can request. Add it.

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Published

2025-10-15

Last Modified

2025-10-16

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-15

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-39968

EUVD

EUVD-2025-34604

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's i40e driver occurs because there is no maximum boundary check for the number of filters that a Virtual Function (VF) can request. Without this check, a VF could potentially request an unlimited number of filters, which could lead to resource exhaustion or other unintended behavior. The fix adds a maximum boundary check to limit the number of filters a VF can request.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could impact you by allowing a Virtual Function to request an excessive number of filters, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or degraded performance in the system. This could affect system stability or availability if exploited.

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