#VU122948 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71222
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122948
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-2025-71222
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 input validation within the wl1271_tx_allocate() function in drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.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/689a7980e4788e13e766763d53569fb78dea2513
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71de0b6e04bbee5575caf9a1e4d424e7dcc50018
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/745a0810dbc96a0471e5f5e627ba1e978c3116d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88295a55fefe5414e64293638b6f7549646e58ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b167312390fdd461c81ead516f2b0b44e83a9edb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd89a4656c03f8db0c57350aaec69cd3cfaa3522
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e75665dd096819b1184087ba5718bd93beafff51