CVE-2025-39682Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Vulnerability

BOD 26-04 remediation window

With CISA's SSVC answers for this CVE (automatable: yes, technical impact: total), BOD 26-04 Table 1 gives 3 days and forensic triage on a publicly exposed asset (row 1) and 3 days and forensic triage on an asset that is not publicly exposed (row 9) ^S06. CISA set the catalogue due date at 3 days; under BOD 26-04 it reflects CISA's own view of whether the flaw sits on publicly exposed assets ^S07. The directive binds US federal civilian executive branch agencies only.

What CISA says

Short description

Linux Kernel contains an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions vulnerability in the TLS receive path which allows a zero-length record retrieved from the rx_list to bypass the intended recvmsg() record-type handling, potentially causing subsequent TLS records to be processed using incorrect zero-copy and queuing assumptions. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version.

Required action

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.

Notes

This vulnerability affects an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: ; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2902c3ebcca52ca845c03182000e8d71d3a5196f; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09dd3773b5950e9cfb6c9b9a5f6e36d06c62677; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3439c15ae91a517cf3c650ea15a8987699416ad9; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29c0ce3c8cdb6dc5d61139c937f34cb888a6f42e; https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62708b9452f8eb77513115b17c4f8d1a22ebf843 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39682

CWE in the catalogue

CWE-754

Official links

• CISA KEV catalogue entry cisa.gov
• NVD record nvd.nist.gov

Vendor advisory and patch links

References NVD tags Vendor Advisory or Patch, exactly as NVD lists them.

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2902c3ebcca52ca845c03182000e8d71d3a5196f Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29c0ce3c8cdb6dc5d61139c937f34cb888a6f42e Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3439c15ae91a517cf3c650ea15a8987699416ad9 Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62708b9452f8eb77513115b17c4f8d1a22ebf843 Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09dd3773b5950e9cfb6c9b9a5f6e36d06c62677 Patch

Links in CISA's notes

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2902c3ebcca52ca845c03182000e8d71d3a5196f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09dd3773b5950e9cfb6c9b9a5f6e36d06c62677
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3439c15ae91a517cf3c650ea15a8987699416ad9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29c0ce3c8cdb6dc5d61139c937f34cb888a6f42e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62708b9452f8eb77513115b17c4f8d1a22ebf843
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39682

NVD details

CWE (NVD)

NVD-CWE-Other by nvd@nist.gov, CWE-754 by CISA ADP

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS versions in NVD

V31

Last modified in NVD

2026-10-19T21:10:00.160

Where each value comes from

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