Medium severity · published Oct 1, 2025
CVE-2025-39920
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pcmcia: Add error handling for add_interval() in do_validate_mem() In the do_validate_mem(), the call to…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
pcmcia: Add error handling for add_interval() in do_validate_mem()
In the do_validate_mem(), the call to add_interval() does not
handle errors. If kmalloc() fails in add_interval(), it could
result in a null pointer being inserted into the linked list,
leading to illegal memory access when sub_interval() is called
next.
This patch adds an error handling for the add_interval(). If
add_interval() returns an error, the function will return early
with the error code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.34 before 5.4.299; 5.5 before 5.10.243; 5.11 before 5.15.192; 5.16 before 6.1.151; 6.2 before 6.6.105; 6.7 before 6.12.46; +5 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39920
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39920
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06b26e3099207c94b3d1be8565aedc6edc4f0a60
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/289b58f8ff3198d091074a751d6b8f6827726f3e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369bf6e241506583f4ee7593c53b92e5a9f271b4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a81f78caa53e0633cf311ca1526377d9bff7479
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b60ed401b47897352c520bc724c85aa908dedcc
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85be7ef8c8e792a414940a38d94565dd48d2f236
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