CVE-2025-39972

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-10-15. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map

Ensure idx is within range of active/initialized TCs when iterating over vf->ch[idx] in i40e_validate_queue_map().

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 15, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e3eaaa3cb3af77836d806c89cd6ebf533a7320
generic

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4191e8ef40d2249c1b9a8617d22ec8a976b574
generic

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6cb93a7ff208f324c7ec581d72995f80e115e0e
generic

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa68d3c3ac8d1dcec40d52ae27e39f6d32207009
generic

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f15a7b34fae75e745bdc2ec05e06ddfd0dd2f3c
generic

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a1e2f50f6c22b93b94eb8d168a1be3c05bf5cd
generic

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d5e804a9e19b639b18fd13664dbad3c03c79e61
generic

i40e: fix idx validation in i40e_validate_queue_map - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34dfac0c904829967d500c51f216916ce1452957

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-39972(1)

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

Patch Availability(25)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1099.103) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15 (5.15.0.1095.95) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1100.90) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1041.43) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1052.52) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1097.93) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (5.15.0.1100.107~20.04.1) @ focal2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1097.95) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1052.58+fips1) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1109.107) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2040.41) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1110.119~20.04.1) @ focal2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1029.30) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg-5.15 (5.15.0.1095.95) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1051.57) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg-edge (5.15.0.1095.101~20.04.1) @ focal2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.170.159) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1049.52.1) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1052.55+fips1) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1045.46) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1109.94) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.4.300—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.

All Vendor Advisories

(25)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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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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  1. 2026-08-05 12:55 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-39972?
CVE-2025-39972 is a high vulnerability published on October 15, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix idx validation in i40evalidatequeue_map Ensure idx is within range of active/initialized TCs when iterating over vf->ch[idx] in i40evalidatequeue_map().
When was CVE-2025-39972 disclosed?
CVE-2025-39972 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 15, 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-2025-39972 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-39972 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 95.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-39972?
CVE-2025-39972 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-39972?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-39972, 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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