--- title: "CVE-2025-39682: tls: fix handling of zero-length records… | CubePath" description: "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list Each recvmsg() call must…" language: en source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39682 --- # CVE-2025-39682: tls: fix handling of zero-length records… | CubePath ## Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx\_list Each recvmsg() call must process either - only contiguous DATA records (any number of them) - one non-DATA record If the next record has different type than what has already been processed we break out of the main processing loop. If the record has already been decrypted (which may be the case for TLS 1.3 where we don't know type until decryption) we queue the pending record to the rx\_list. Next recvmsg() will pick it up from there. Queuing the skb to rx\_list after zero-copy decrypt is not possible, since in that case we decrypted directly to the user space buffer, and we don't have an skb to queue (darg.skb points to the ciphertext skb for access to metadata like length). Only data records are allowed zero-copy, and we break the processing loop after each non-data record. So we should never zero-copy and then find out that the record type has changed. The corner case we missed is when the initial record comes from rx\_list, and it's zero length. Official description from the CVE record, published by Linux. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39682) ## Key data ### CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8 Score published by Linux in the CVE record. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Metric | Value | What it means | | ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. | | Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. | | Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. | | User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. | | Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. | | Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. | | Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. | | Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. | CVSS is owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. (FIRST) and is used by permission. Each CVSS score on this site is shown together with its vector string, as published in the CVE record by the source named next to it. Learn more at [first.org/cvss](https://www.first.org/cvss/) . ### EPSS Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days. Score 0.03312 (3.3% probability) Percentile 88.7% Scores of Nov 10, 2026 Model v2026.06.15 ### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Name in the catalog Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Vulnerability Added to the catalog Sep 18, 2026 Federal due date Sep 21, 2026 ### CISA assessment as of Sep 19, 2026 Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA. Exploitation Recorded by CISA as active Automatable yes Technical impact total ### Weakness (CWE) CWE catalog version 5.0. CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license. - [CWE-754](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/754.html) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions ## Affected products Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them. - Linux - affected: 84c61fe1a75b4255df1e1e7c054c9e6d048da417 up to before 2902c3ebcca52ca845c03182000e8d71d3a5196f - affected: 84c61fe1a75b4255df1e1e7c054c9e6d048da417 up to before c09dd3773b5950e9cfb6c9b9a5f6e36d06c62677 - affected: 84c61fe1a75b4255df1e1e7c054c9e6d048da417 up to before 3439c15ae91a517cf3c650ea15a8987699416ad9 - affected: 84c61fe1a75b4255df1e1e7c054c9e6d048da417 up to before 29c0ce3c8cdb6dc5d61139c937f34cb888a6f42e - affected: 84c61fe1a75b4255df1e1e7c054c9e6d048da417 up to before 62708b9452f8eb77513115b17c4f8d1a22ebf843 - Linux - affected: 6.0 - unaffected: before 6.0 - unaffected: 6.1.149 up to 6.1.\* - unaffected: 6.6.103 up to 6.6.\* - unaffected: 6.12.44 up to 6.12.\* - unaffected: 6.16.4 up to 6.16.\* - unaffected: 6.17 up to \* ## References Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control. - [git.kernel.org/stable/c/2902c3ebcca52ca845c03182000e8d71d3a…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2902c3ebcca52ca845c03182000e8d71d3a5196f) - [git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09dd3773b5950e9cfb6c9b9a5f6e36d06c…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09dd3773b5950e9cfb6c9b9a5f6e36d06c62677) - [git.kernel.org/stable/c/3439c15ae91a517cf3c650ea15a89876994…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3439c15ae91a517cf3c650ea15a8987699416ad9) - [git.kernel.org/stable/c/29c0ce3c8cdb6dc5d61139c937f34cb888a…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29c0ce3c8cdb6dc5d61139c937f34cb888a6f42e) - [git.kernel.org/stable/c/62708b9452f8eb77513115b17c4f8d1a22e…](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62708b9452f8eb77513115b17c4f8d1a22ebf843) - [lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html) ## Timeline 1. ID reserved Apr 16, 2025 2. Record published Sep 5, 2025 3. Added to CISA KEV Sep 18, 2026 4. 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