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CVE-2025-39830: Linux kernel · Memory Leak

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 86d13a6f49cb68aa91bd718b1b627e72e77285c1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Limited control over the software or limited information exposure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-01-14.

Patch
Available – fixed in 86d13a6f49cb68aa91bd718b1b627e72e77285c1, 4ccdbf50dd88a2a7399409e68887dd8077f6a562, 2c0a959bebdc1ada13cf9a8242f177c5400299e6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to 86d13a6f49cb68aa91bd718b1b627e72e77285c1, 4ccdbf50dd88a2a7399409e68887dd8077f6a562 or 2c0a959bebdc1ada13cf9a8242f177c5400299e6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c61afff94373641695cc81999e9bb10408ea84d5, < 86d13a6f49cb68aa91bd718b1b627e72e77285c1
Fixed in
  • 86d13a6f49cb68aa91bd718b1b627e72e77285c1
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c61afff94373641695cc81999e9bb10408ea84d5, < 4ccdbf50dd88a2a7399409e68887dd8077f6a562
Fixed in
  • 4ccdbf50dd88a2a7399409e68887dd8077f6a562
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c61afff94373641695cc81999e9bb10408ea84d5, < 2c0a959bebdc1ada13cf9a8242f177c5400299e6
Fixed in
  • 2c0a959bebdc1ada13cf9a8242f177c5400299e6
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =6.12
Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: HWS, Fix memory leak in hws_pool_buddy_init error path In the error path of hws_pool_buddy_init(), the buddy allocator cleanup doesn't free the allocator structure itself, causing a memory leak. Add the missing kfree() to properly release all allocated memory.

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