CVE-2025-71132Incorrect Synchronization in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 14
Latest updateApr 17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smc91x: fix broken irq-context in PREEMPT_RT When smc91x.c is built with PREEMPT_RT, the following splat occurs in FVP_RevC: [ 13.055000] smc91x LNRO0003:00 eth0: link up, 10Mbps, half-duplex, lpa 0x0000 [ 13.062137] BUG: workqueue leaked atomic, lock or RCU: kworker/2:1[106] [ 13.062137] preempt=0x00000000 lock=0->0 RCU=0->1 workfn=mld_ifc_work [ 13.062266] C ** replaying previous printk message ** [ 13.062266] CPU: 2 UID: 0

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages17 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.15.05.15.198+4
NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.15.15.15.198+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.162-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-173.183
CVEListV5linux/linux342a93247e0837101f27bbcca26f402902df98dc1c4cb705e733250d13243f6a69b8b5a92e39b9f6+6

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

10
OSV
linux-raspi vulnerabilities2026-04-01
OSV
linux-intel-iot-realtime vulnerabilities2026-03-23
OSV
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx vulnerabilities2026-03-23
OSV
linux-realtime vulnerabilities2026-03-17
OSV
linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-oracle-5.15 vulnerabilities2026-03-17

📋Vendor Advisories

18
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities2026-04-17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities2026-04-17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities2026-04-17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities2026-04-17
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities2026-04-17

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-71132 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2025-71132 — Incorrect Synchronization in Linux | cvebase