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 lifetime of oa_config, an attacker could guess the id and call xe_oa_remove_config_ioctl() with perfect timing, freeing oa_config before we dereference it, leading to a potential use-after-free. Fix this by caching the id in a local variable while holding the lock. v2: (Matt A) - Dropped mutex_unlock(&oa->metrics_lock) ordering change from xe_oa_remove_config_ioctl() (cherry picked from commit 28aeaed130e8e587fd1b73b6d66ca41ccc5a1a31)
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)
References
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.