Linux Kernel up to 6.1.152/6.6.106/6.12.47/6.16.7 i40e kernel/irq/manage.c i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix dev_id iteration

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.152/6.6.106/6.12.47/6.16.7. This impacts the function i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix of the file kernel/irq/manage.c of the component i40e. The manipulation of the argument dev_id leads to iteration. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-39911. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.152/6.6.106/6.12.47/6.16.7 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix of the file kernel/irq/manage.c of the component i40e. The manipulation of the argument dev_id with an unknown input leads to a iteration vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-834. The product performs an iteration or loop without sufficiently limiting the number of times that the loop is executed. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix IRQ freeing in i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix error path If request_irq() in i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix() fails in an iteration later than the first, the error path wants to free the IRQs requested so far. However, it uses the wrong dev_id argument for free_irq(), so it does not free the IRQs correctly and instead triggers the warning: Trying to free already-free IRQ 173 WARNING: CPU: 25 PID: 1091 at kernel/irq/manage.c:1829 __free_irq+0x192/0x2c0 Modules linked in: i40e(+) [...] CPU: 25 UID: 0 PID: 1091 Comm: NetworkManager Not tainted 6.17.0-rc1+ #1 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: [...] RIP: 0010:__free_irq+0x192/0x2c0 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> free_irq+0x32/0x70 i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix.cold+0x63/0x8b [i40e] i40e_vsi_request_irq+0x79/0x80 [i40e] i40e_vsi_open+0x21f/0x2f0 [i40e] i40e_open+0x63/0x130 [i40e] __dev_open+0xfc/0x210 __dev_change_flags+0x1fc/0x240 netif_change_flags+0x27/0x70 do_setlink.isra.0+0x341/0xc70 rtnl_newlink+0x468/0x860 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x375/0x450 netlink_rcv_skb+0x5c/0x110 netlink_unicast+0x288/0x3c0 netlink_sendmsg+0x20d/0x430 ____sys_sendmsg+0x3a2/0x3d0 ___sys_sendmsg+0x99/0xe0 __sys_sendmsg+0x8a/0xf0 do_syscall_64+0x82/0x2c0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [...] </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Use the same dev_id for free_irq() as for request_irq(). I tested this with inserting code to fail intentionally.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-39911 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 269656 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-39911), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.153, 6.6.107, 6.12.48 or 6.16.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch b905b2acb3a0bbb08ad9be9984d8cdabdf827315/23431998a37764c464737b855c71a81d50992e98/a30afd6617c30aaa338d1dbcb1e34e7a1890085c/c62580674ce5feb1be4f90b5873ff3ce50e0a1db/915470e1b44e71d1dd07ee067276f003c3521ee3 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (269656) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2170). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.152
• 6.6.106
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
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• 6.12.41
• 6.12.42
• 6.12.43
• 6.12.44
• 6.12.45
• 6.12.46
• 6.12.47
• 6.16.0
• 6.16.1
• 6.16.2
• 6.16.3
• 6.16.4
• 6.16.5
• 6.16.6
• 6.16.7

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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