Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2025-71230
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs: ensure sb->s_fs_info is always cleaned up When hfs was converted to the new mount api a bug was introduced by changing the allocation pattern of sb->s_fs_info. If setup_bdev_super() fails after a new superblock has been allocated by sget_fc(), but before hfs_fill_super() takes ownership of the filesystem-specific s_fs_info data it was leaked. Fix this by freeing sb->s_fs_info in hfs_kill_super().
EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th 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 ffcd06b6d13b72823aba0d7c871f7e4876e7916b, 6.13, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-71230?
- CVE-2025-71230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-71230?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.