CVE-2025-71115
published 2026-01-14CVE-2025-71115: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.11%
1.4th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with
KCOV enabled we'll crash because some init code can call
into e.g. memparse(), which has coverage annotations, and
then the checks in check_kcov_mode() crash because current
is NULL.
Simply initialize the cpu_tasks[] array statically, which
fixes the crash. For the later SMP work, it seems to have
not really caused any problems yet, but initialize all of
the entries anyway.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.18.3-1 (forky) | linux 6.18.3-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 2f681ba4b352cdd5658ed2a96062375a12839755 < dbbf6d47130674640cd12a0781a0fb2a575d0e44 | dbbf6d47130674640cd12a0781a0fb2a575d0e44 |
| linux | linux | >= 2f681ba4b352cdd5658ed2a96062375a12839755 < 7b5d4416964c07c902163822a30a622111172b01 | 7b5d4416964c07c902163822a30a622111172b01 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.18.3-1 | 6.18.3-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.13.0 < 6.18.3 | 6.18.3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.13.1 < 6.18.3 | 6.18.3 |
| ubuntu | linux-aws | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-aws-6.17 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-azure | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-azure-6.17 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-gcp | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-gcp-6.17 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-hwe-6.17 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-oem-6.17 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-oracle | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-oracle-6.17 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-raspi | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-realtime-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_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-05-07·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2025-71149 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Josh Eads, Kristoffer Janke, Eduardo Vela Nava, Tavis Ormandy, and Matteo
Rizzo discovered that some AMD Zen processors did not properly verify the
signature of CPU microcode. This flaw is known as EntrySign. A privileged
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause load malicious CPU
microcode causing loss of integrity and confidentiality. (CVE-2024-36347)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
-
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-05-07·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2025-68781 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Josh Eads, Kristoffer Janke, Eduardo Vela Nava, Tavis Ormandy, and Matteo
Rizzo discovered that some AMD Zen processors did not properly verify the
signature of CPU microcode. This flaw is known as EntrySign. A privileged
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause load malicious CPU
microcode causing loss of integrity and confidentiality. (CVE-2024-36347)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
-
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-04-23·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2025-68801 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Josh Eads, Kristoffer Janke, Eduardo Vela Nava, Tavis Ormandy, and Matteo
Rizzo discovered that some AMD Zen processors did not properly verify the
signature of CPU microcode. This flaw is known as EntrySign. A privileged
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause load malicious CPU
microcode causing loss of integrity and confidentiality.
(CVE-2024-36347)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
-
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-04-17·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2025-68736 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Josh Eads, Kristoffer Janke, Eduardo Vela Nava, Tavis Ormandy, and Matteo
Rizzo discovered that some AMD Zen processors did not properly verify the
signature of CPU microcode. This flaw is known as EntrySign. A privileged
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause load malicious CPU
microcode causing loss of integrity and confidentiality.
(CVE-2024-36347)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI driv
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-04-17·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2025-68736 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Josh Eads, Kristoffer Janke, Eduardo Vela Nava, Tavis Ormandy, and Matteo
Rizzo discovered that some AMD Zen processors did not properly verify the
signature of CPU microcode. This flaw is known as EntrySign. A privileged
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause load malicious CPU
microcode causing loss of integrity and confidentiality.
(CVE-2024-36347)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- ACP
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-04-16·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2025-68736 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Josh Eads, Kristoffer Janke, Eduardo Vela Nava, Tavis Ormandy, and Matteo
Rizzo discovered that some AMD Zen processors did not properly verify the
signature of CPU microcode. This flaw is known as EntrySign. A privileged
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause load malicious CPU
microcode causing loss of integrity and confidentiality.
(CVE-2024-36347)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- ACPI drivers;
-
Red Hat
kernel: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
vendor_redhat·2026-01-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-71115 [MEDIUM] kernel: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
kernel: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with
KCOV enabled we'll crash because some init code can call
into e.g. memparse(), which has coverage annotations, and
then the checks in check_kcov_mode() crash because current
is NULL.
Simply initialize the cpu_tasks[] array statically, which
fixes the crash. For the later SMP work, it seems to have
not really caused any problems yet, but initialize all of
the entries anyway.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Debian
CVE-2025-71115: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cp...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-71115 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-71115: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cp...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with KCOV enabled we'll crash because some init code can call into e.g. memparse(), which has coverage annotations, and then the checks in check_kcov_mode() crash because current is NULL. Simply initialize the cpu_tasks[] array statically, which fixes the crash. For the later SMP work, it seems to have not really caused any problems yet, but initialize all of the entries anyway.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.18.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.18.3-1)
trixie: resolved
OSV
um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
osv·2026-01-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-71115 [MEDIUM] um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with
KCOV enabled we'll crash because some init code can call
into e.g. memparse(), which has coverage annotations, and
then the checks in check_kcov_mode() crash because current
is NULL.
Simply initialize the cpu_tasks[] array statically, which
fixes the crash. For the later SMP work, it seems to have
not really caused any problems yet, but initialize all of
the entries anyway.
GHSA
GHSA-743m-w227-wrrf: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-01-14
CVE-2025-71115 [MEDIUM] CWE-908 GHSA-743m-w227-wrrf: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier
This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with
KCOV enabled we'll crash because some init code can call
into e.g. memparse(), which has coverage annotations, and
then the checks in check_kcov_mode() crash because current
is NULL.
Simply initialize the cpu_tasks[] array statically, which
fixes the crash. For the later SMP work, it seems to have
not really caused any problems yet, but initialize all of
the entries anyway.
OSV
CVE-2025-71115: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e
osv·2026-01-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2025-71115 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-71115: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: um: init cpu_tasks[] earlier This is currently done in uml_finishsetup(), but e.g. with KCOV enabled we'll crash because some init code can call into e.g. memparse(), which has coverage annotations, and then the checks in check_kcov_mode() crash because current is NULL. Simply initialize the cpu_tasks[] array statically, which fixes the crash. For the later SMP work, it seems to have not really caused any problems yet, but initialize all of the entries anyway.
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2026-01-14
Published