#VU121309 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71093
Published: January 13, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121309
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-2025-71093
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the e1000_tbi_should_accept() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26c8bebc2f25288c2bcac7bc0a7662279a0e817c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c4c0c09f9648ba766d399917d420d03e7b3e1f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c72a5182ed92904d01057f208c390a303f00a0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad7a2a45e2417ac54089926b520924f8f0d91aea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee7c125fb3e8b04dd46510130b9fc92380e5d578