CVE-2025-39682
CriticalLinux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Vulnerability
- Published
- Sep 5, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Debian, Linux, Siemens
- Affected versions
- See affected products
- Weakness
- CWE-754
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list
Each recvmsg() call must process either
– only contiguous DATA records (any number of them)
– one non-DATA record
If the next record has different type than what has already been
processed we break out of the main processing loop. If the record
has already been decrypted (which may be the case for TLS 1.3 where
we don’t know type until decryption) we queue the pending record
to the rx_list. Next recvmsg() will pick it up from there.
Queuing the skb to rx_list after zero-copy decrypt is not possible,
since in that case we decrypted directly to the user space buffer,
and we don’t have an skb to queue (darg.skb points to the ciphertext
skb for access to metadata like length).
Only data records are allowed zero-copy, and we break the processing
loop after each non-data record. So we should never zero-copy and
then find out that the record type has changed. The corner case
we missed is when the initial record comes from rx_list, and it’s
zero length.
Severity
Critical (9.8)CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 6.0, < 6.1.149
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.103
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.44
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 6.13, < 6.16.4
- Linux Linux Kernel 6.17
- Debian Debian Linux 11.0
- Siemens Simatic Cn 4100 Firmware < 5.0
Exploitation status
Actively exploited
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 18, 2026. Federal remediation due: Sep 21, 2026.
Technical details
Technical analysis has not been written for this record yet.
Mitigation & remediation
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
