Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71078

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Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71078

Published: January 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121427
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71078
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the preload_age() function in arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/slb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_87-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_20-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_87-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
python3-perf-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amd
dtb-altera
dtb-apm
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
dtb-lg
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amazon
dtb-freescale
dtb-qcom
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-cavium
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-xilinx
dtb-exynos
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-rockchip
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-arm
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-vdso
dtb-nvidia
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-docs-html
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
dtb-mediatek
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-amlogic
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-71078

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_87-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_20-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_87-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
python3-perf - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel-source - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
perf-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
perf - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel-debugsource - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel-tools-devel - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.0-310.0.0.213
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.100, 5.15.0-173.183+fips1, 5.15.0.1103.93, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1, 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1, 6.8.0-110.110+fips2, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1, 6.8.0-1054.57+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.173.146, 5.15.0.173.161, 5.15.0-173.183, 5.15.0-1055.55, 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1067.70, 5.15.0-1067.71, 5.15.0.1086.85, 5.15.0-1086.94, 5.15.0.1095.91, 5.15.0-1095.100, 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0.1097.100, 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1098.98, 5.15.0-1098.99, 5.15.0-1098.104, 5.15.0.1100.96, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0.1103.99, 5.15.0.1103.106, 5.15.0-1103.110, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1, 6.8.0-110.110, 6.8.0-110.110.1, 6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1037.40, 6.8.0-1050.56, 6.8.0-1051.51, 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1054.57, 6.17.0-22.22, 6.17.0-1010.11
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1099.98, 5.15.0-1099.105, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1044.44, 5.15.0.1044.46
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.96, 5.15.0.1094.98
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.95, 5.15.0-1097.100, 6.17.0-1014.14
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1102.106, 5.15.0-1102.111, 6.8.1-1047.48
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.94, 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1, 6.8.0-1054.60+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.107, 5.15.0-1109.118, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.17.0-1013.13, 6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1020.20
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.162-1, 6.12.69-1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1.150600.12.40.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1.150600.12.40.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1052.56
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1022.22
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1029.30
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1049.50, 6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1051.54, 6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.54.1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2042.43
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-22.22~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1011.11, 6.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1012.12, 6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-realtime-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1010.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1012.12, 6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1

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