CVE-2025-39972
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Description
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().
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-10-15 08:15:34.880000
Last modified
2026-10-19 21:10:00.160000
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