Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71289
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130619
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-71289
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in attr_set_size() during file truncation when truncating files on ntfs3. A local user can truncate a file in a way that triggers an attr_set_size() failure to cause a denial of service.
The inode may be left in an inconsistent state if the error is ignored.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-71289
Install security update from vendor's repository.