Buffer overflow in Linux
CVE-2025-39952
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: avoid buffer overflow in WID string configuration Fix the following copy overflow warning identified by Smatch checker. drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan_cfg.c:184 wilc_wlan_parse_response_frame() error: '__memcpy()' 'cfg->s[i]->str' copy overflow (512 vs 65537) This patch introduces size check before accessing the memory buffer. The checks are base on the WID type of received data from the firmware. For WID string configuration, the size limit is determined by individual element size in 'struct wilc_cfg_str_vals' that is maintained in 'len' field of 'struct wilc_cfg_str'.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (11.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux — versions c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, 4.2, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.17
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-39952?
- CVE-2025-39952 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-39952?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-39952 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.