Out-of-bounds Read in Linux
CVE-2025-71116
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: make decode_pool() more resilient against corrupted osdmaps If the osdmap is (maliciously) corrupted such that the encoded length of ceph_pg_pool envelope is less than what is expected for a particular encoding version, out-of-bounds reads may ensue because the only bounds check that is there is based on that length value. This patch adds explicit bounds checks for each field that is decoded or skipped.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 4f6a7e5ee1393ec4b243b39dac9f36992d161540, 3.9, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.9, 6.19
Weakness classification (CWE)
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-2025-71116?
- CVE-2025-71116 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-71116?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.