#VU122218 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71182
Published: February 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122218
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-2025-71182
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the j1939_session_activate() function in net/can/j1939/transport.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/46ca9dc978923c5e1247a9e9519240ba7ace413c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d5602236f5db19e8b337a2cd87a90ace5ea776d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78d87b72cebe2a993fd5b017e9f14fb6278f2eae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79dd3f1d9dd310c2af89b09c71f34d93973b200f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6f0d1832eeb5eb3a6dc5cb30e0f720b3cb3536
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3a4316e3c746af415c0fd6c6d489ad13f53714d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebb0dfd718dd31c8d3600612ca4b7207ec3d923a