What is CVE-2025-39740?

CVE-2025-39740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-39740?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2025-39740

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/migrate: prevent potential UAF If we hit the error path, the previous fence (if there is one) has already been put() prior to this, so doing a fence_wait could le…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.001 (4.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 270172f64b114451876c1b68912653e72ab99f38, 6.16, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.17

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-39740?: CVE-2025-39740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-39740?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.