Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lapbether: ignore ops...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: lapbether: ignore ops-locked netdevs
Syzkaller managed to trigger lock dependency in xsk_notify via
register_netdevice. As discussed in [0], using register_netdevice
in the notifiers is problematic so skip adding lapbeth for ops-locked
devices.
xsk_notifier+0xa4/0x280 net/xdp/xsk.c:1645
notifier_call_chain+0xbc/0x410 kernel/notifier.c:85
call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0xbe/0x140 net/core/dev.c:2230
call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2268 [inline]
call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2282 [inline]
unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0xf9d/0x2700 net/core/dev.c:12077
unregister_netdevice_many net/core/dev.c:12140 [inline]
unregister_netdevice_queue+0x305/0x3f0 net/core/dev.c:11984
register_netdevice+0x18f1/0x2270 net/core/dev.c:11149
lapbeth_new_device drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c:420 [inline]
lapbeth_device_event+0x5b1/0xbe0 drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c:462
notifier_call_chain+0xbc/0x410 kernel/notifier.c:85
call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0xbe/0x140 net/core/dev.c:2230
call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2268 [inline]
call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2282 [inline]
__dev_notify_flags+0x12c/0x2e0 net/core/dev.c:9497
netif_change_flags+0x108/0x160 net/core/dev.c:9526
dev_change_flags+0xba/0x250 net/core/dev_api.c:68
devinet_ioctl+0x11d5/0x1f50 net/ipv4/devinet.c:1200
inet_ioctl+0x3a7/0x3f0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:1001
Impact
CVE-2025-39796 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
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Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-39796? CVE-2025-39796 is a high-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-39796? CVE-2025-39796 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-39796? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-39796 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-39796 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-39796 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-39796 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.