Use After Free Affecting rv package, versions <0:5.14.0-611.11.1.el9_7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-RV-14235851
  • published9 Dec 2025
  • disclosed1 Dec 2025

Introduced: 1 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-39864  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 rv to version 0:5.14.0-611.11.1.el9_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:22405.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rv package and not the rv package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()

Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f ("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding 'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1