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CVE-2025-39829

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Sep 16, 2025 linux EPSS 0.14% (4th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2025-39829 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

trace/fgraph: Fix the warning caused by missing unregister notifier

This warning was triggered during testing on v6.16:

notifier callback ftrace_suspend_notifier_call already registered

WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 86 at kernel/notifier.c:23 notifier_chain_register+0x44/0xb0

...

Call Trace:

<TASK>

blocking_notifier_chain_register+0x34/0x60

register_ftrace_graph+0x330/0x410

ftrace_profile_write+0x1e9/0x340

vfs_write+0xf8/0x420

? filp_flush+0x8a/0xa0

? filp_close+0x1f/0x30

? do_dup2+0xaf/0x160

ksys_write+0x65/0xe0

do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x260

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

When writing to the function_profile_enabled interface, the notifier was

not unregistered after start_graph_tracing failed, causing a warning the

next time function_profile_enabled was written.

Fixed by adding unregister_pm_notifier in the exception path.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 2.6.30, < 6.12.45 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-39829?

CVE-2025-39829 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-39829?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-39829?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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