#VU121301 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71097
Published: January 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121301
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71097
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the fib_table_flush() function in net/ipv4/fib_trie.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30386e090c49e803c0616a7147e43409c32a2b0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5979338c83012110ccd45cae6517591770bfe536
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac782f4e3bfcde145b8a7f8af31d9422d94d172a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3fc381320d04e4a74311e576a86cac49a16fc43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4183501ea556dca31f5ffd8690aa9fd25b609f