#VU121523 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71119
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121523
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-2025-71119
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the kexec_prepare_cpus_wait() and wake_offline_cpus() functions in arch/powerpc/kexec/core_64.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/0d5c9e901ad40bd39b38e119c0454b52d7663930
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cccd82a0e4aad192fd74fc60e61ed9aed5857a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2296a1e42418556efbeb5636c4fa6aa6106713a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d790ef0c4819424ee0c2f448c0a8154c5ca369d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0c0a681ffb77b8c5290c88c02d968199663939b