CVE-2025-39859

ptp: ocp: fix use-after-free bugs causing by ptp_ocp_watchdog

CVE-2025-39859 is fixed in 24 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39859, released September 19, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
9th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptp: ocp: fix use-after-free bugs causing by ptp_ocp_watchdog The ptp_ocp_detach() only shuts down the watchdog timer if it is pending. However, if the timer handler is already running, the timer_delete_sync() is not called. This leads to race conditions where the devlink that contains the ptp_ocp is deallocated while the timer handler is still accessing it, resulting in use-after-free bugs. The following details one of the race scenarios. (thread 1) | (thread 2) ptp_ocp_remove() | ptp_ocp_detach() | ptp_ocp_watchdog() if (timer_pending(&bp->watchdog))| bp = timer_container_of() timer_delete_sync() | | devlink_free(devlink) //free | | bp-> //use Resolve this by unconditionally calling timer_delete_sync() to ensure the timer is reliably deactivated, preventing any access after free.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-64kb · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1 Dec 23, 2025
kernel-debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-default · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-default-base · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3.150600.12.36.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1.150700.17.17.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1.160000.2.5 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-docs · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_18 · sles 15.6 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_18 · sles 15.6 1-150600.13.3.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_7 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4516-1 Dec 23, 2025
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_7 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-rt_debug · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-source · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.2 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-source-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1 Dec 23, 2025
kernel-source-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-syms · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-syms-azure · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.8.58.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4505-1 Dec 22, 2025
kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.20.21.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4517-1 Dec 23, 2025
kernel-syms-rt · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.10.61.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4521-1 Dec 24, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20172-1 Dec 19, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.6 6.4.0-150600.23.81.3 SUSE-SU-2025:4422-1 Dec 17, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4393-1 Dec 15, 2025
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20015-1 Dec 19, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39859 Sep 19, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.16.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39859 Sep 19, 2025

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