#VU121491 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71133
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121491
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-2025-71133
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the irdma_net_event() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/utils.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/305c02e541befe4a44ffde30ed374970f41aeb6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f05611728e9d0ab024832a4f1abb74a5f5d0bb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf197c7c79ef6458d1ee84dd7db251b51784885f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9b9affd103f51b42322da4ed5ac025b560bc354
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc23d05f0b3fb4d80657e7afebae2cae686b31c8