high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2025-39682Linux Kernel — TLS Zero-Length Record Mishandling

The Linux kernel's in-kernel Transport Layer Security (TLS) receive path mishandles a zero-length record held over from an earlier read, so later records are processed with wrong zero-copy assumptions, letting a local user crash the system or read data they should not.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update to a kernel build that carries the stable in-kernel TLS receive-path fix, starting with hosts that use in-kernel TLS.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.1/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
1%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2025-09-05
Added to KEV
2026-09-18
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
medium
Kill chain
unclassified
MITRE ATT&CK
—
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attacker needsLocal access as a low-privileged user on a host that uses in-kernel TLS

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-20scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-20scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-20scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-20claude-codehigh
recommended_action, tagsnvd.nist.gov2026-09-20humanhigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2025-39682 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-20