Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71111
Published: January 15, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121573
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71111
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in drivers/hwmon/w83791d.c. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-71111
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/670d7ef945d3a84683594429aea6ab2cdfa5ceb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9fb6e8835a22f5796c1182ed612daed3fd273af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8cf0c2bdcccc6634b6915ff793b844e12436680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b579a0c37c0df19603d719894a942a295f634a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f94800fbc26ccf7c81eb791707b038a57aa39a18