Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-39918

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: fix linked list corruption Never leave scheduled wcid entries on the temporary on-stack list

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-39918: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 0b3be9d1d34e21dada69c539fbf51a5fe868028a, 6.12, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.17

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-39918?
CVE-2025-39918 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-39918?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.