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

e1000e: fix heap overflow in e1000_set_eeprom

Fix a possible heap overflow in e1000_set_eeprom function by adding
input validation for the requested length of the change in the EEPROM.
In addition, change the variable type from int to size_t for better
code practices and rearrange declarations to RCT.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

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History

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: e1000e: fix heap overflow in e1000_set_eeprom Fix a possible heap overflow in e1000_set_eeprom function by adding input validation for the requested length of the change in the EEPROM. In addition, change the variable type from int to size_t for better code practices and rearrange declarations to RCT.
Title e1000e: fix heap overflow in e1000_set_eeprom
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-01T07:42:46.360Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.146Z

Link: CVE-2025-39898

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-01T08:15:32.483

Modified: 2025-10-01T08:15:32.483

Link: CVE-2025-39898

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