CVE-2025-39998
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: target_core_configfs: Add length check to avoid buffer overflow A buffer overflow arises from the usage of snprintf to write into the buffer "buf" in target_lu_gp_members_show function located in /drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c. This buffer is allocated with size LU_GROUP_NAME_BUF (256 bytes). snprintf(...) formats multiple strings into buf with the HBA name (hba->hba_group.cg_item), a slash character, a devicename (dev-> dev_group.cg_item) and a newline character, the total formatted string length may exceed the buffer size of 256 bytes. Since snprintf() returns the total number of bytes that would have been written (the length of %s/%sn ), this value may exceed the buffer length (256 bytes) passed to memcpy(), this will ultimately cause function memcpy reporting a buffer overflow error. An additional check of the return value of snprintf() can avoid this buffer overflow.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
2.6.38
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.4.301,
5.10.246,
5.15.195,
6.1.156,
6.6.110,
6.12.51,
6.16.11,
6.17.1,
6.18
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-39998 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27e06650a5eafe832a90fd2604f0c5e920857fae
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b292286949588bd2818e66ff102db278de8dd26
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53c6351597e6a17ec6619f6f060d54128cb9a187
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-39998?
CVE-2025-39998 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.38 onward and has been patched in 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 and others. CVE-2025-39998 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-39998?
Yes — CVE-2025-39998 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.301, 5.10.246, 5.15.195 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.38 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-39998 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-39998 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.