#VU122219 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71180
Published: February 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122219
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-2025-71180
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the interrupt_cnt_probe() function in drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.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/1c5a3175aecf82cd86dfcbef2a23e8b26d8d8e7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23f9485510c338476b9735d516c1d4aacb810d46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/425886b1f8304621b3f16632b274357067d5f13f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49a66829dd3653695e60d7cae13521d131362fcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51d2e5d6491447258cb39ff1deb93df15d3c23cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef668c9a2261ec9287faba6e6ef05a98b391aa2b