What is CVE-2025-71099?

CVE-2025-71099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-71099?

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

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2025-71099

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/oa: Fix potential UAF in xe_oa_add_config_ioctl() In xe_oa_add_config_ioctl(), we accessed oa_config->id after dropping metrics_lock. Since this lock protects the…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.001 (1.8th 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 cdf02fe1a94a768cbcd20f5c4e1a1d805f4a06c0, 6.11, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.11, 6.19

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71099?: CVE-2025-71099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-71099?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.