CVE-2025-71142 — Use of Incorrect Operator in Linux

CWE-480 — Use of Incorrect Operator7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJan 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpuset: fix warning when disabling remote partition A warning was triggered as follows: WARNING: kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c:1651 at remote_partition_disable+0xf7/0x110 RIP: 0010:remote_partition_disable+0xf7/0x110 RSP: 0018:ffffc90001947d88 EFLAGS: 00000206 RAX: 0000000000007fff RBX: ffff888103b6e000 RCX: 0000000000006f40 RDX: 0000000000006f00 RSI: ffffc90001947da8 RDI: ffff888103b6e000 RBP: ffff888103b6e000 R08: 0000000000000000…

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 Packages5 packages

▶Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.15.0 — 6.18.4
▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.15.1 — 6.18.4+2
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.18.5-1
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxf62a5d39368e34a966c8df63e1f05eed7fe9c5de — 5d8b9d38a7676be7bb5e7d57f92156a98dab39fb+2
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.18.5-1 (forky)

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-v6j2-j656-xqq8: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpuset: fix warning when disabling remote partition A warning was triggered as f↗2026-01-14
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OSV
cpuset: fix warning when disabling remote partition↗2026-01-14
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OSV
CVE-2025-71142: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpuset: fix warning when disabling remote partition A warning was triggered as fol↗2026-01-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
kernel: cpuset: fix warning when disabling remote partition↗2026-01-14
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Debian
CVE-2025-71142: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpuset: fix...↗2025
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2025-71142 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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