#VU121351 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71086
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121351
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-71086
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the rose_kill_by_device() function in net/rose/af_rose.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1418c12cd3bba79dc56b57b61c99efe40f579981
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6595beb40fb0ec47223d3f6058ee40354694c8e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92d900aac3a5721fb54f3328f1e089b44a861c38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6185a32496834d6980b168cffcccc2d6b17280
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b409ba9e1e63ccf3ab4cc061e33c1f804183543e