Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-71115
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with KCOV enabled we'll crash because some init code can call into e.g. memparse(), which has coverage annotations, and then the checks in check_kcov_mode() crash because current is NULL. Simply initialize the cpu_tasks[] array statically, which fixes the crash. For the later SMP work, it seems to have not really caused any problems yet, but initialize all of the entries anyway.
EPSS: 0.001 (1.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 2f681ba4b352cdd5658ed2a96062375a12839755, 6.13, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13, 6.19
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-71115?
- CVE-2025-71115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-71115?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.