What is CVE-2025-39789?

CVE-2025-39789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-39789?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-39789

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: x86/aegis - Add missing error checks The skcipher_walk functions can allocate memory and can fail, so checking for errors is necessary.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 1d373d4e8e15b358f08de52956b32e0e38a11f84, 4.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-39789?: CVE-2025-39789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-39789?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.