CVE-2025-39968
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
i40e: add max boundary check for VF filters
There is no check for max filters that VF can request. Add it.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.15%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 3
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 % - Impacto secundario
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact60 %
AV:L sin UI:N indica escalada local; VF sin límites causa DoS (A:H) e integridad de red (I:L) en kernel i40e.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02aae5fcdd34c3a55a243d80a1b328a35852a35c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a35be582dff4c80442ebcdce24d45eed8a6ce4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b13df5aa877b9e4541e301a58a84c42d84d2d9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9176e18681cb0d34c5acc87bda224f5652af2ab8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb79fa7118c150c3c76a327894bb2eb878c02619
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33e5d6631ac4fddda235a7815babc9d3f124299
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e490d8c5a54e0dd1ab22417d72c3a7319cf0f030
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edecce7abd7152b48e279b4fa0a883d1839bb577
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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