Goal Reached Thanks to every supporter — we hit 100%!

Goal: 1000 CNY · Raised: 1359 CNY

100%
Buy Us a Coffee

CVE-2025-39979— net/mlx5: fs, fix UAF in flow counter release

Quick assessment

Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于net/mlx5组件中未初始化HWS动作引用计数和互斥锁，可能导致释放后重用。

CVSS 7.8 · High EPSS 0.14% · P3

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application

Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux b581f4266928d3b5d1bbe711e39623d9a1696091< 3c77f6d244188c3fb11f6aec40bbfe884f1803b5 affected
b581f4266928d3b5d1bbe711e39623d9a1696091< 6043819e707cefb1c9e59d6e431dcfa735c4f975 affected
6.14 affected
< 6.14 unaffected
6.16.10≤ 6.16.* unaffected
6.17≤ * unaffected
Get alerts for future matching vulnerabilities Log in to subscribe

I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-39979

Vulnerability Information
Have questions about the vulnerability? See if Shenlong's analysis helps!
View Shenlong Deep Dive ↗

Although we use advanced large model technology, its output may still contain inaccurate or outdated information.Shenlong tries to ensure data accuracy, but please verify and judge based on the actual situation.

Vulnerability Title
net/mlx5: fs, fix UAF in flow counter release
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: fs, fix UAF in flow counter release Fix a kernel trace [1] caused by releasing an HWS action of a local flow counter in mlx5_cmd_hws_delete_fte(), where the HWS action refcount and mutex were not initialized and the counter struct could already be freed when deleting the rule. Fix it by adding the missing initializations and adding refcount for the local flow counter struct. [1] Kernel log: Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48 mlx5_fs_put_hws_action.part.0.cold+0x21/0x94 [mlx5_core] mlx5_fc_put_hws_action+0x96/0xad [mlx5_core] mlx5_fs_destroy_fs_actions+0x8b/0x152 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_hws_delete_fte+0x5a/0xa0 [mlx5_core] del_hw_fte+0x1ce/0x260 [mlx5_core] mlx5_del_flow_rules+0x12d/0x240 [mlx5_core] ? ttwu_queue_wakelist+0xf4/0x110 mlx5_ib_destroy_flow+0x103/0x1b0 [mlx5_ib] uverbs_free_flow+0x20/0x50 [ib_uverbs] destroy_hw_idr_uobject+0x1b/0x50 [ib_uverbs] uverbs_destroy_uobject+0x34/0x1a0 [ib_uverbs] uobj_destroy+0x3c/0x80 [ib_uverbs] ib_uverbs_run_method+0x23e/0x360 [ib_uverbs] ? uverbs_finalize_object+0x60/0x60 [ib_uverbs] ib_uverbs_cmd_verbs+0x14f/0x2c0 [ib_uverbs] ? do_tty_write+0x1a9/0x270 ? file_tty_write.constprop.0+0x98/0xc0 ? new_sync_write+0xfc/0x190 ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xd7/0x160 [ib_uverbs] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x87/0xc0 do_syscall_64+0x59/0x90
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于net/mlx5组件中未初始化HWS动作引用计数和互斥锁，可能导致释放后重用。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux b581f4266928d3b5d1bbe711e39623d9a1696091 ~ 3c77f6d244188c3fb11f6aec40bbfe884f1803b5 -
Linux Linux 6.14 -

II. Public POCs for CVE-2025-39979

# POC Description Source Link Shenlong Link
AI-Generated POC Premium

No public POC found.

Login to generate AI POC

III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2025-39979

请登录查看更多情报信息。

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-10-15 · 34 CVEs total

CVE-2025-39975 9.8 CRITICAL smb: client: fix wrong index reference in smb2_compound_op()
CVE-2025-39973 8.8 HIGH i40e: add validation for ring_len param
CVE-2025-39969 8.8 HIGH i40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources
CVE-2025-39972 8.8 HIGH i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map
CVE-2025-39971 8.8 HIGH i40e: fix idx validation in config queues msg
CVE-2025-39970 8.8 HIGH i40e: fix input validation logic for action_meta
CVE-2025-39982 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_acl_create_conn_sync
CVE-2025-40000 8.8 HIGH wifi: rtw89: fix use-after-free in rtw89_core_tx_kick_off_and_wait()
CVE-2025-39983 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_conn_tx_dequeue
CVE-2025-39987 7.8 HIGH can: hi311x: populate ndo_change_mtu() to prevent buffer overflow
CVE-2025-39976 7.8 HIGH futex: Use correct exit on failure from futex_hash_allocate_default()
CVE-2025-39977 7.8 HIGH futex: Prevent use-after-free during requeue-PI
CVE-2025-39978 7.8 HIGH octeontx2-pf: Fix potential use after free in otx2_tc_add_flow()
CVE-2025-39981 7.8 HIGH Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible UAFs
CVE-2025-39985 7.8 HIGH can: mcba_usb: populate ndo_change_mtu() to prevent buffer overflow
CVE-2025-39986 7.8 HIGH can: sun4i_can: populate ndo_change_mtu() to prevent buffer overflow
CVE-2025-39988 7.8 HIGH can: etas_es58x: populate ndo_change_mtu() to prevent buffer overflow
CVE-2025-39990 7.8 HIGH bpf: Check the helper function is valid in get_helper_proto
CVE-2025-39993 7.8 HIGH media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect()
CVE-2025-39967 7.8 HIGH fbcon: fix integer overflow in fbcon_do_set_font

Showing top 20 of 34 CVEs. View all on vendor page &rarr; →

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Linux
Same vendor: Linux

V. Comments for CVE-2025-39979

No comments yet

Leave a comment