#VU121431 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71094
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121431
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-2025-71094
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the asix_read_phy_addr() function in drivers/net/usb/asix_common.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/38722e69ee64dbb020028c93898d25d6f4c0e0b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a12c2547a44a5f03f35c108d2022cc652cbc4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e077a3f76eea0dc671ed6792e7d543946227e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf8a0f3b787ca7c5889bfca12c60c483041fbee3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5f4f30f3811d37e1aa48667c36add74e5a8d99f