CVE-2025-71160 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Linux

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJan 23

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: avoid chain re-validation if possible Hamza Mahfooz reports cpu soft lock-ups in nft_chain_validate(): watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 27s! [iptables-nft-re:37547] [..] RIP: 0010:nft_chain_validate+0xcb/0x110 [nf_tables] [..] nft_immediate_validate+0x36/0x50 [nf_tables] nft_chain_validate+0xc9/0x110 [nf_tables] nft_immediate_validate+0x36/0x50 [nf_tables] nft_chain_validate+0xc9/0x110 [nf_ta…

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 Packages4 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.18 — 6.6.121+3
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.12.69-1+1
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxa654de8fdc1815676ab750e70cab231fc814c29f — 53de1e6cde8f9b791d9cf61aa0e7b02cf5bbe8b1+4
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2025-71160: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: avoid chain re-validation if possible Hamza Mahfooz reports↗2026-01-23
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GHSA
GHSA-3xmc-22wh-x2gr: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: avoid chain re-validation if possible Hamza Mahfooz report↗2026-01-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: avoid chain re-validation if possible↗2026-01-23
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Debian
CVE-2025-71160: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ...↗2025
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-71160 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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