{"cve":"CVE-2025-39969","nvd":{"published":"2025-10-15T08:15:34.483","modified":"2026-10-19T21:10:00.160","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni40e: fix validation of VF state in get resources\n\nVF state I40E_VF_STATE_ACTIVE is not the only state in which\nVF is actually active so it should not be used to determine\nif a VF is allowed to obtain resources.\n\nUse I40E_VF_STATE_RESOURCES_LOADED that is set only in\ni40e_vc_get_vf_resources_msg() and cleared during reset.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185745d56ec958bf8aa773828213237dfcc32f5a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6128bbc7adc25c87c2f64b5eb66a280b78ef7ab7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c3981fd59ef11a75005ac9978f034da5a168b6a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/877b7e6ffc23766448236e8732254534c518ba42","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e35c80f8570426fe0f0cc92b151ebd835975f22"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-39969","score":0.00154,"percentile":0.04522,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}