#VU121501 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71130
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121501
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-2025-71130
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 NULL pointer dereference within the eb_lookup_vmas(), i915_gem_do_execbuffer() and i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.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/0336188cc85d0eab8463bd1bbd4ded4e9602de8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24d55ac8e31d2f8197bfad71ffcb3bae21ed7117
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25d69e07770745992387c016613fd7ac8eaf9893
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe2bd195435e71c117983d87f278112c5ab364c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f23aa2fbb823c8b15a29269fde220d227ce5b3