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CVE-2025-71109
published 2026-01-14

CVE-2025-71109: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: MIPS: ftrace: Fix memory corruption when kernel is located beyond 32 bits Since commit…

PriorityP424medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.17%
6.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: MIPS: ftrace: Fix memory corruption when kernel is located beyond 32 bits Since commit e424054000878 ("MIPS: Tracing: Reduce the overhead of dynamic Function Tracer"), the macro UASM_i_LA_mostly has been used, and this macro can generate more than 2 instructions. At the same time, the code in ftrace assumes that no more than 2 instructions can be generated, which is why it stores them in an int[2] array. However, as previously noted, the macro UASM_i_LA_mostly (and now UASM_i_LA) causes a buffer overflow when _mcount is beyond 32 bits. This leads to corruption of the variables located in the __read_mostly section. This corruption was observed because the variable __cpu_primary_thread_mask was corrupted, causing a hang very early during boot. This fix prevents the corruption by avoiding the generation of instructions if they could exceed 2 instructions in length. Fortunately, insn_la_mcount is only used if the instrumented code is located outside the kernel code section, so dynamic ftrace can still be used, albeit in a more limited scope. This is still preferable to corrupting memory and/or crashing the kernel.

Affected

49 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.18.3-1 (forky)linux 6.18.3-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= e424054000878d7eb11e44289242886d6e219d22 < e3e33ac2eb69d595079a1a1e444c2fb98efdd42de3e33ac2eb69d595079a1a1e444c2fb98efdd42d
linuxlinux>= e424054000878d7eb11e44289242886d6e219d22 < 7f39b9d0e86ed6236b9a5fb67616ab1f76c4f1507f39b9d0e86ed6236b9a5fb67616ab1f76c4f150
linuxlinux>= e424054000878d7eb11e44289242886d6e219d22 < 36dac9a3dda1f2bae343191bc16b910c603cac2536dac9a3dda1f2bae343191bc16b910c603cac25
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.3-16.18.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.35 < 6.12.646.12.64
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.35.1 < 6.12.646.12.64
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.36.18.3
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.18.36.18.3
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-6.17
ubuntulinux-aws-fips
ubuntulinux-azure
ubuntulinux-azure-6.17

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.4MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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