#VU121493 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71137
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121493
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-2025-71137
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 otx2_set_ringparam() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_ethtool.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/442848e457f5a9f71a4e7e14d24d73dae278ebe3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/658caf3b8aad65f8b8e102670ca4f68c7030f655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f4b0c650d9f9db10bda8d3acfa1af83bf78cf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa743b0d98448282b2cb37356db8db2a48524624
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b23a2e15589466a027c9baa3fb5813c9f6a6c6dc