Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71136

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU121492

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71136

Published: January 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121492
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-2025-71136
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the adv7842_cp_log_status() function in drivers/media/i2c/adv7842.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
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
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-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_31-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource
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
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)
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-lg
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amazon
dtb-freescale
dtb-qcom
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-arm
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb
dtb-cavium
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-broadcom
dtb-mediatek
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
dtb-exynos
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-rockchip
dtb-socionext
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amd
dtb-altera
dtb-apm
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
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
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-devel
kernel-docs-html
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-source
kernel-docs
kernel-default
kernel-syms
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-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-amlogic
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure
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-2025-71136

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-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-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9-debugsource - 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
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
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - 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-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
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
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-renesas - 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-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-nvidia - 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-64kb-debuginfo - 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
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - 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
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
reiserfs-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
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
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
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
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-default - 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
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-livepatch - 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-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1
kernel-64kb-devel-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-obs-build - 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-debugsource - 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
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-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
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-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-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - 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 - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - 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-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
kernel-azure - 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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