#VU123036 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71235

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#VU123036 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71235

Published: February 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123036
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-71235
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the qla2x00_wait_for_hba_ready() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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