Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: xilinx: axienet: Add error handling for RX metadata pointer retrieval Add proper error checking for dmaengine_desc_get_metadata_ptr() which can return an error pointer and lead to potential crashes or undefined behaviour if the pointer retrieval fails. Properly handle the error by unmapping DMA buffer, freeing the skb and returning early to prevent further processing with invalid data.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-10-01T07:42:45.593Z

Last Modified :

2026-01-14T19:33:13.992Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-39897 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-39897.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bbceba7dc5090c00105e006ce28d1292cfda8dd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e2fc92bc4eb2bc0e84404316fbc02ddd0a3196 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0ecda6fdd840b406df6617b003b036f65dd8926 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100116-CVE-2025-39897-a100@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39897 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39897 cve-icon
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