#VU121494 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71116
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121494
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-2025-71116
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the decode_pool() function in net/ceph/osdmap.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/2acb8517429ab42146c6c0ac1daed1f03d2fd125
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d0d8c292531fe356c4e94dcfdf7d7212aca9957
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c738512714e8c0aa18f8a10c072d5b01c83db39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c82e39ff67353a5a6cbc07b786b8690bd2c45aaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e927ab132b87ba3f076705fc2684d94b24201ed1