What is CVE-2025-71128?

CVE-2025-71128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2025-71128?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-71128

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erspan: Initialize options_len before referencing options. The struct ip_tunnel_info has a flexible array member named options that is protected by a counted_by(options_…

EPSS: 0.001 (2.5th 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 bb5e62f2d547c4de6d1b144cbce2373a76c33f18, 6.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.15, 6.19

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71128?: CVE-2025-71128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-71128?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.