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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-39940

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-stripe: fix a possible integer overflow There's a possible integer overflow in stripe_io_hints if we have too

Published Oct 4, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-39940. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel · vendor Linux Linux 40bea431274c247425e7f5970d796ff7b37a2b22 <891ab8c6954199e4f36029b49df86c8b1d6b0b2f

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-stripe: fix a possible integer overflow There's a possible integer overflow in stripe_io_hints if we have too large chunk size. Test if the overflow happened, and if it did, don't set limits->io_min and limits->io_opt;

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe linux/linux kernel2.6.31
  • cpe linux/linux kernel6.17
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.12.49
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.16.9
  • vendor Linux Linux 40bea431274c247425e7f5970d796ff7b37a2b22 <891ab8c6954199e4f36029b49df86c8b1d6b0b2f40bea431274c247425e7f5970d796ff7b37a2b22 <891ab8c6954199e4f36029b49df86c8b1d6b0b2f

How to fix CVE-2025-39940

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-39940. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 2.6.31; linux/linux kernel 6.17; linux/linux kernel < 6.12.49; linux/linux kernel < 6.16.9. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-190: Integer Overflow. EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 4, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-stripe: fix a possible integer overflow There's a possible integer overflow in stripe_io_hints if we have too large chunk size. Test if the overflow happened, and if it did, don't set limits->io_min and limits->io_opt;

  2. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-stripe: fix a possible integer overflow There's a possible integer overflow in stripe_io_hints if we have too large chunk size. Test if the overflow happened, and if it did, don't set limits->io_min and limits->io_opt;

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-39940

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-39940

    30-day exploitation probability 0.14%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32387

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-stripe: fix a possible integer overflow There's a possible integer overflow in stripe_io_hints if we have too large chunk size. Test if the overflow happened, and if it did, don't set limits->io_min and limits

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-39940

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm-stripe: fix a possible integer overflow There's a possible integer overflow in stripe_io_hints if we have too large chunk size. Test if the overflow happened, and if it did, don't set limits->io_min and limi

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.