#VU122221 Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71183
Published: February 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122221
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-2025-71183
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 infinite loop within the copy_inode_items_to_log() function in fs/btrfs/tree-log.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/0c2413c69129f6ce60157f7b53d9ba880260400b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ba0b6461bc4edb3005ea6e00cdae189bcf908a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a63998cd6687c14b160dccb0bbcf281b2eb0dab3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f0207db68d5a1b4af23acbef1a8e8ddc431ebb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d52af58dd463821c5c516aebb031a58934f696ea