NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71313
Published: June 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133347
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-2025-71313
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 a NULL pointer dereference in epf_ntb_epc_init() and the pci endpoint ntb workqueue initialization logic when handling workqueue allocation failure. A local user can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs if alloc_workqueue() fails and queue_work() is later called with a NULL workqueue pointer.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-71313
Install security update from vendor's repository.