SB20260114169 - Double free in Linux kernel crypto
Published: January 14, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260114169
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71131)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the seqiv_aead_encrypt() function in crypto/seqiv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0279978adec6f1296af66b642cce641c6580be46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f196d2bbaee4ab2494bb1b0d294deba292951a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50fdb78b7c0bcc550910ef69c0984e751cac72fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5476f7f8a311236604b78fcc5b2a63b3a61b0169
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccbb96434d88e32358894c879457b33f7508e798