CVE-2025-39789

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-09-11. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

crypto: x86/aegis - Add missing error checks

The skcipher_walk functions can allocate memory and can fail, so checking for errors is necessary.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 11, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

crypto: x86/aegis - Add missing error checks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/475104178f4d30e749ee4f5473c87f692b93bebb
generic

crypto: x86/aegis - Add missing error checks - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d9eb180fbe8828cce43bce4c370124685b205c3

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-39789(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.16.4—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (350 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (174 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.16~rc7-1~exp1 (63 versions)6.16.5-1—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 22× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-39789?
CVE-2025-39789 is a medium vulnerability published on September 11, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: x86/aegis - Add missing error checks The skcipher_walk functions can allocate memory and can fail, so checking for errors is necessary.
When was CVE-2025-39789 disclosed?
CVE-2025-39789 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 11, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-39789 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-39789 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-39789?
CVE-2025-39789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-39789?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-39789, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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