Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71224

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Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71224

Published: February 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122938
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-2025-71224
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the ieee80211_ocb_rx_no_sta() function in net/mac80211/ocb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package)
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-source
kernel-default-base
linux (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-71224

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-185.195, 6.8.0-117.117
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1103.108
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1111.118, 6.8.0-1055.58
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1111.121, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1116.125, 6.8.0-1056.62
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1105.108, 6.8.0-1056.60
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1108.114
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-183.193, 6.8.0-117.117.1
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1107.113, 6.8.0-1054.60
linux-aws-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.118~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-183.193~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-185.195~20.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-185.195+fips1, 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1116.125~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1052.52
linux-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1094.102, 6.8.0-1041.44
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1116.125~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1105.109~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.112
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1063.63, 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1106.107, 6.8.0-1054.57
linux-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1110.119, 6.8.1-1051.52
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1105.109, 6.8.0-1055.56
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.112~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1108.114~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1111.121~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1063.63~20.04.1
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1074.78
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1103.105
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1111.121+fips1, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1111.118+fips1, 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1116.125+fips1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57.1
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-ibm-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2045.46
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 6.1.164-1, 6.12.73-1

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