CVE-2025-39742
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA: hfi1: fix possible divide-by-zero in find_hw_thread_mask() The function divides number of online CPUs by num_core_siblings, and later checks the divider by zero. This implies a possibility to get and divide-by-zero runtime error. Fix it by moving the check prior to division. This also helps to save one indentation level.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.153-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.244-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.16.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.16.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.43-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 5.4.297 | |
| debian | 11.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a7cf828ed861de5be1aff99e10f114b363c19d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31d0599a23efdbfe579bfbd1eb8f8c942f13744d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b4317b0d758ff92ba96f4e448a8992a6fe607bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59f7d2138591ef8f0e4e4ab5f1ab674e8181ad3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fdac333a17ed990b41565630ef4791782e02f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b05e91afe948ed819bf87d7ba0fccf451ed79a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bba1a9994c523b44db64f63b564b4719ea2b7ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d3211cb61a0773a2440d0a0698c1e6e7429f907
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac53f377393cc85156afdc90b636e84e544a6f96
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39742.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-39742
CWEs
CWE-369
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.