Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71141

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU121513

Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71141

Published: January 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU121513
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-2025-71141
CWE-ID: CWE-388
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 improper error handling within the drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
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-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_31-default
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-syms
kernel-source
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-base
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel
kernel-extra-modules
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
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-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-71141

Install update from vendor's repository.

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-debuginfo - 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 - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
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-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
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 - 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-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1
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-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-142.0.0.124, 6.6.0-142.0.0.136, 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
kernel-extra-modules - update to 6.6.0-142.0.0.137
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 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, 6.17.0-29.29, 6.17.0-29.29~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1013.15, 6.17.0-1013.15~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1014.14, 6.17.0-1015.15, 6.17.0-1017.17, 6.17.0-1023.23
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-110.110+fips2, 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1, 6.8.0-1054.57+fips1
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-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.17.0-1015.15, 6.17.0-1015.15~24.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.60+fips1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2042.43
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1047.48
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1026.26

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