What is CVE-2025-71078?

CVE-2025-71078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-71078?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-71078

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/64s/slb: Fix SLB multihit issue during SLB preload On systems using the hash MMU, there is a software SLB preload cache that mirrors the entries loaded into the…

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 5434ae74629af58ad0fc27143a9ea435f7734410, 4.20, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 4.20, 6.19

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71078?: CVE-2025-71078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-71078?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.