What is CVE-2025-39690?

CVE-2025-39690 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.16 onward and patched in 6.16.4 and 6.17. CVE-2025-39690 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-39690?

CVE-2025-39690 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-39690?

Yes, CVE-2025-39690 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.16.4 and 6.17. If you are running Linux kernel 6.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2025-39690 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-39690 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2025-39690

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: accel: sca3300: fix uninitialized iio scan data Fix potential leak of uninitialized stack data to userspace by ensuring that the `channels` array is zeroed before use.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-05

Last modified 2025-11-25

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2025-39690 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.16.4, 6.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.16

Fixed in

✓ 6.16.4 6.16.x ✓ 6.17

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-39690 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e5b705cc6147f0b9173c6219079f41416bdd3c0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c88c04adb8611e436e1e773fd5db3f8d7397d089
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2025-39690

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-05

Modified 2025-11-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-39690?

CVE-2025-39690 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.16 onward and has been patched in 6.16.4 and 6.17. CVE-2025-39690 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-39690?

CVE-2025-39690 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-39690?

Yes — CVE-2025-39690 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.16.4 and 6.17. If you are running Linux kernel 6.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2025-39690 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2025-39690 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.