HighFix available
i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg Ensure idx is within range of active/initialized TCs when iterating over vf->ch[idx] in i40e_vc_config_queues_msg().
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.245, 5.15.194, 5.4.300, 6.1.155, 6.12.50, 6.16.10, 6.6.109
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-39971
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 13:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 15 Oct 2025, 07:55 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg Ensure idx is within range of active/initialized TCs when iterating over vf->ch[idx] in i40e_vc_config_queues_msg().
osv:CVE-2025-39971
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.4.300, 5.10.245, 5.15.194, 6.1.155, 6.6.109, 6.12.50, 6.16.10
Complete source record
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