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CVE-2025-39963 Not scored

io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb In io_link_skb function, there is a bug where prev_notif is incorrectly assigned using 'nd' instead of 'prev_nd'. This causes the context validation check to compare the current notification with itself instead of comparing it with the previous notification. Fix by using the correct prev_nd parameter when obtaining prev_notif.

Exploit probability 0.1%
Published October 9, 2025
Required by Not available
Last source change July 15, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Linux Kernel
Unknown Unknown

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20091-1
related SUSE-SU-2025:21080-1
related SUSE-SU-2025:21147-1
related SUSE-SU-2025:21180-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20149-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20164-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20168-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20169-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20171-1
related SUSE-SU-2026:20202-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2025-39963

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix incorrect io_kiocb reference in io_link_skb In io_link_skb function, there is a bug where prev_notif is incorrectly assigned using 'nd' instead of 'prev_nd'. This causes the context validation check to compare the current notification with itself instead of comparing it with the previous notification. Fix by using the correct prev_nd parameter when obtaining prev_notif.

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05 / REFERENCES

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