Linux Kernel up to 6.16.5 e1000e e1000_set_eeprom heap-based overflow 🚫 [False Positive]

Noticeinfo

⚠️ Further analysis revealed that this issues is a false-positive. Please take a look at the sources mentioned and consider not using this entry at all.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.4.298
• 5.10.242
• 5.15.191
• 6.1.150
• 6.6.104
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
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• 6.12.39
• 6.12.40
• 6.12.41
• 6.12.42
• 6.12.43
• 6.12.44
• 6.12.45
• 6.16.0
• 6.16.1
• 6.16.2
• 6.16.3
• 6.16.4
• 6.16.5

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
10/01/2025 +168 days Advisory disclosed
10/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/07/2026 +98 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
False Positive: Yes

CVE: CVE-2025-39898 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-39898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326474
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2170 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2025 10:00
Updated: 01/07/2026 08:50
Changes: 10/01/2025 10:00 (59), 10/01/2025 14:04 (7), 10/11/2025 08:48 (2), 10/24/2025 14:29 (3), 11/17/2025 11:41 (1), 12/01/2025 16:40 (1), 01/07/2026 08:50 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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