Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-71131

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: seqiv - Do not use req->iv after crypto_aead_encrypt As soon as crypto_aead_encrypt is called, the underlying request may be freed by an asynchronous completion. Thus dereferencing req->iv after it returns is invalid. Instead of checking req->iv against info, create a new variable unaligned_info and use it for that purpose instead.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-71131: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 0a270321dbf948963aeb0e8382fe17d2c2eb3771, 2.6.25, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.25, 6.19

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71131?
CVE-2025-71131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-71131?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.