Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71312

 

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71312

Published: May 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132649
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71312
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in ntfs_fill_super() when mounting an ntfs filesystem image. A local user can mount a crafted filesystem image to cause a denial of service.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-71312

Install security update from vendor's repository.

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