#VU121525 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71105
Published: January 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121525
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-2025-71105
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 fs/f2fs/xattr.h. 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/1eb0b130196bcbc56c5c80c83139fa70c0aa82c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f27ef42bb0b7c0740c5616ec577ec188b8a1d05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72ce19dfed162da6e430467333b2da70471d08a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be4c3a3c6c2304a8fcd14095d18d26f0cc4e222a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6d828eae00ec192e18c2ddaa2fd32050a96048a