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CVE-2025-39841

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-19
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.4.299 / 5.10.243 or later.
See remediation →
80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix buffer free/clear order in deferred receive path Fix a use-after-free window by correcting the buffer release sequence in the deferred receive path. The code freed the RQ buffer first and only then cleared the context pointer under the lock. Concurrent paths (e.g., ABTS and the repost path) also inspect and release the same pointer under the lock, so the old order could lead to double-free/UAF. Note that the repost path already uses the correct pattern: detach the pointer under the lock, then free it after dropping the lock. The deferred path should do the same.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-787

The program writes past the bounds of a buffer, overwriting adjacent memory an attacker can turn to their advantage. Crafted input can overwrite control data and redirect execution. Remediation is validating every index and length before a write, plus modern memory-safety mitigations.

General guidance for the out-of-bounds write class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.1, < 5.4.299>= 5.5, < 5.10.243>= 5.11, < 5.15.192>= 5.16, < 6.1.151>= 6.2, < 6.6.105>= 6.7, < 6.12.46>= 6.13, < 6.16.6= 6.17
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 11.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.4.299 / 5.10.243 / 5.15.192 or later
Fixed in 5.4.2995.10.2435.15.192
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Linux kernel 5.4.299+, 5.10.243+, 5.15.192+, or 6.1.151+ (or Debian 11 kernel 5.10.0-0.deb11.17+ from buster-updates)

  1. 1. Identify the currently running kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. 2. Determine which branch your current kernel belongs to (5.1-5.4.x, 5.5-5.10.x, 5.11-5.15.x, or 5.16-6.1.x)
  3. 3. For Debian 11 (Bullseye), check available kernel packages: `apt-cache policy linux-image-*`
  4. 4. Upgrade to a fixed kernel version: for 5.4.x branch use >= 5.4.299, for 5.10.x branch use >= 5.10.243, for 5.15.x branch use >= 5.15.192, for 6.1.x branch use >= 6.1.151
  5. 5. On Debian: `apt-get update && apt-get install linux-image-<version>`
  6. 6. Reboot into the new kernel: `reboot`
  7. 7. Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version and confirming the lpfc driver is loaded: `uname -r` and `modinfo lpfc`
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebooting services; ensure application compatibility testing is performed in staging before production deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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