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Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-39969i40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources VF state I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE is not the only state in which VF is actually active so it should not be used to determine if a VF is allowed to obtain resources. Use I40E_VF_STATE_RESOURCES_LOADED that is set only in i40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg() and cleared during reset.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.158-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39969
Debian:12linux6.1.158-1DSA-6053-1
Debian:13linux6.12.57-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39969
Debian:14linux6.16.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-170.180USN-8033-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-170.180UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-106.106UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-6.6UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1100.107UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1100.107USN-8033-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1050.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1003.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1109.118USN-8163-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1109.118UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1051.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1006.6UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1109.118.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1100.109USN-8033-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1100.109UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1052.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1003.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1096.102USN-8033-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1096.102UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1048.53UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1083.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1083.91USN-8033-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1094.97USN-8033-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1094.97UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1049.49UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1095.101USN-8033-8
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1095.101UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1092.97USN-8033-5
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1092.97UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-170.180UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-170.180USN-8033-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-106.106.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1095.96USN-8033-6
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1095.96UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1049.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1049.52.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1052.52UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1052.52USN-8034-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1041.41UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1041.41USN-8034-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1097.103UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1097.103USN-8033-5
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1047.48UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1003.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1097.100USN-8141-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1097.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1002.3UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-6.6.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-106.106~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1028.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1064.68USN-8033-7
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1064.68UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39969

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 171527da84149c2c7aa6a60a64b09d24f3546298 – before 185745d56ec958bf8aa773828213237dfcc32f5aeb87117c27e729b0aeef4d72ed40d6a1761b0f68 – before f47876788a23de296c42ef9d505b5c1630f0b4b82132643b956f553f5abddc9bae20dae267b082e0 – before 8e35c80f8570426fe0f0cc92b151ebd835975f2261125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 – before 6c3981fd59ef11a75005ac9978f034da5a168b6a61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 – before e748f1ee493f88e38b77363a60499f979d42c58a61125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 – before 6128bbc7adc25c87c2f64b5eb66a280b78ef7ab761125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 – before a991dc56d3e9a2c3db87d0c3f03c24f6595400f161125b8be85dfbc7e9c7fe1cc6c6d631ab603516 – before 877b7e6ffc23766448236e8732254534c518ba42
Linux Linux 5.16

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