Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-39704)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-39704). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
LoongArch: KVM: Fix stack protector issue in send_ipi_data()
Function kvm_io_bus_read() is called in function send_ipi_data(), buffer
size of parameter *val should be at least 8 bytes. Since some emulation
functions like loongarch_ipi_readl() and kvm_eiointc_read() will write
the buffer *val with 8 bytes signed extension regardless parameter len.
Otherwise there will be buffer overflow issue when CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR
is enabled. The bug report is shown as follows:
Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: send_ipi_data+0x194/0x1a0 [kvm]
CPU: 11 UID: 107 PID: 2692 Comm: CPU 0/KVM Not tainted 6.17.0-rc1+ #102 PREEMPT(full)
Stack : 9000000005901568 0000000000000000 9000000003af371c 900000013c68c000
900000013c68f850 900000013c68f858 0000000000000000 900000013c68f998
900000013c68f990 900000013c68f990 900000013c68f6c0 fffffffffffdb058
fffffffffffdb0e0 900000013c68f858 911e1d4d39cf0ec2 9000000105657a00
0000000000000001 fffffffffffffffe 0000000000000578 282049464555206e
6f73676e6f6f4c20 0000000000000001 00000000086b4000 0000000000000000
0000000000000000 0000000000000000 9000000005709968 90000000058f9000
900000013c68fa68 900000013c68fab4 90000000029279f0 900000010153f940
900000010001f360 0000000000000000 9000000003af3734 000000004390000c
00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000071c1d…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-39704 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-39704" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-39704 (Linux kernel) — CWE-674 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-674) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-39704 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.18.35-r1
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39704 linux Fixed in: 6.16.5-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39704 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org